Patriot's Day Parade
Artist
Frederick K. Coulson
(American, 1869–1931)
DateApril 19, 1895
Mediumcyanotype on cream wove paper
Dimensions24.8 x 29.2 cm (sheets), 25.4 x 20.5 x 2.0 cm (bound)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Object number2010.271.170
DescriptionPhotograph from an album of 208 cyanotypes on cream wove paper.On April 19, 1895, Massachusetts celebrated Patriot's Day for the first time. This view from the Salisbury estate shows people lined up along Grove Street near Central Church to participate in Worcester's celebration. The parade opened with a military march that began at the nearby Worcester Armory and featured a staged attack along Main Street by "rioters" who were eventually taken prisoner by the troops on the city common.
–"Frederick Coulson: Blueprints of a Golden Age," by James A. Welu, p.40, plate 19
ProvenanceLee Gallery, Winchester, MA
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