Decorating the monument

Title

Decorating the monument

Subject

Memorial Day--Massachusetts--Chicopee
War memorials--Massachusetts--Chicopee
Monuments--Massachusetts--Chicopee
World War, 1914-1918--Monuments--Massachusetts--Chicopee

Description

School children in patriotic costumes form a ring around the World War I monument. In their hands they hold a large, extended sash. Near the monument a woman is laying a floral decoration, while two women assist and look on.

Creator

Gilbert, Russ H.

Date

[ca. 1919]

Contributor

Chicopee History Room

Is Part Of

the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/

Format

Photographs

Coverage

Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Chicopee

Identifier

RGPC.03-020

Files

RGPC.03-020.jpg

Citation

Gilbert, Russ H., “Decorating the monument,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed March 18, 2024, https://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/4122.