Soldiers' Homecoming Parade in South Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
Date1919
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8in. (10.5 × 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 3/8in. (12.1 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.522
DescriptionView of a street in South Manchester during a parade celebrating the return of soldiers from World War I. Crowds line both sides of the street. A marching band playing music is walking down the middle, and lines of soldiers follow at a distance behind them. Light posts line the left side of the street, and utility poles with posters on them line the right. In the foreground, to the right, there is a Red Cross tent. Two nurses wearing white caps and one man stand in front of the tent, watching the parade. There is a church steeple visible in the distance, to the right of the road.
NotesAccording to cataloging worksheet in object file, this photo is from the photo album of Stephen P. Cheney. Also according to the worksheet, "Clifford D. Cheney (1877-1948) was the Marshall of the parade that went from Main Street to Depot Square back to the center and then east of the old Orford Golf Grounds where there was to be a dinner, but was moved to Cheney Hall due to heavy rains".Status
Not on view
