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Ancient Camp of Rechabites

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Record 478/1387
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Catalog date 07/27/2005
Category 8: Communication Artifact
Classification Parades & Pageants
Streets & Byways
Collection Bowd Osborne photos
Date of photo July 4, 1884
Description A B&W photo on a card of an 1884 Marblehead parade. Four men are on a float with a sign that says "Samaritan Tent of Rechabites". The men are dressed in Middle Eastern costume. Behind the float are several "Indians" on horses. The photo was taken on the corner of Rockaway and Washington Streets. A sign for Graves Clothing store is in the righthand background. The card is one of a series of 1884 Fourth of July views published by Merrill H. Graves of 111 Washington St., Marblehead.
Field 01 Washington/Rockaway
Home Location DN Box 18X13 Alfa Shelf#3
Object ID 1961-002-03343
Object Name Print, Photographic
People Graves, Merrill H.
Search Terms Ancient Camp of Rechabites
Sub-category Documentary Artifact
Subjects Parades & processions
Fourth of July celebrations
Title Ancient Camp of Rechabites
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Last modified on: January 05, 2009