Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
8th Regiment, Infantry, Company F, parade, Main Street, Haverhill, 1898 |
Object Type |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Parade for 8th Regiment, Company F, Infantry, in Haverhill on their way to camp in South Framingham, May 5, 1898. Main Street, City Hall and City Hall Park, other multistory brick buildings in the background, with onlookers on the sidewalk, in the street and in windows. Left to right in parade: fife and drum marching band, soldiers in uniforms with rifles. A hay wagon, horses and carriages and a streetcar are behind them. Visible near the sidewalk is the wagon or booth of H. C. Tanner, Caterer. American flags in windows and suspended over the sidewalk. Storefronts and signs legible, left to right: J. N. Willett & Son; Perkins the Tailor; C. W. Garland, Grocer; Shoe Store; Hardware (with sign for Bicycles). Streetcar and trolley tracks in the street. Inscription on verso: "Co. F. 8th regt. / May 5, 1898 / Enroute for / 'Camp Dewey' / So. Framingham / Mass. / Main St Haverhill Mass." Pasted to verso is a later caption: "Framingham Bound - With the hands on the big clock atop City Hall showing 9:10 a.m., Company F swings down Main st. toward the depot, where they boarded a train for Camp Dewey, South Framingham. According to a news item that appeared later, the company marched to the tune of 'The Girl I Left Behind Me.'" See also HG4.7 Senter HPH 31-431C. Photo is 13 x 11 cm mounted on card 17 x 14 cm. |
Date |
1898 |
Processing Method |
Gelatin POP |
Print size |
13 x 11 cm |
Call Number |
HG4.7 Senter HPH 32-435C |
Catalog Number |
31479006488489 |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Spanish-American War, 1898 Architecture Parades Soldiers Fife and drum corps Group portraits Portraits |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
People |
United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 8th (1898-1899) Garland, C. W. Willett, Joseph N. Tanner, Henry C., 1843-1911 |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Soldiers Spanish-American War Company F 8th Regiment Infantry Army Main Street Streets Trolley tracks Streetcars Horses Carriages Wagons Streetcars Crowds Parades Celebrations J. N. Willett & Son Joseph N. Willett Restaurants C. W. Garland Garland Grocers Businesses H. C. Tanner Branch Bakery H. C. Tanner Tanner Bakeries Hardware stores Perkins Tailors Men Crowds City Hall City Hall Park Parks Marching bands Bands Musicians Fife and drum corps Military history Architecture Group portraits Portraits |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Found in collection. |
Digital Collection |
Senter Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is not held by the Haverhill Public Library. The library retains custodial rights. |
Related Records |
Show Related Records... |
Last Updated |
2021-02-10 |