Buckland Grange float pulled by oxen and horses, Buckland, Mass.

Buckland Grange float pulled by oxen and horses, Buckland, Mass.

Oxen; Grange; Buckland Grange No. 87 (Buckland, Mass.); Parade Floats--Massachusetts; Parades--Massachusetts; Buckland, Mass.; Shelburne Falls, Mass.

Two oxen and four horses pulling a float in a parade heading south on State Street on the Buckland side of the Deerfield river in the village of Shelburne Falls, Mass. The float, decorated with flowers, has Buckland Grange on the side. In the background is the Odd Fellows Building, known as of this writing in 2010 as McCusker's Market and the Shelburne Falls Wine Merchant shops. To the right is a lower brick building and to the right of that is the Buckland Town Office building, a wooden structure. A man in a white outfit and hat stands at attention next to the horses, while another, in darker clothing, appears to be holding the reins. A woman holding flowers and wearing a tiara sits upon the float which is decorated with ribbons and flags.

Patch Studios, Shelburne Falls, Mass.

7-3/4 x 9-1/2 inch photograph

C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org

From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/

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