Chicopee Centennial Parade, Chicopee Boys & Girls Club
Chicopee (Mass.)--Centennial celebrations, etc.
A color photograph of a float by the Chicopee Boys & Girls Club. The float has a sign on the back reading "Nipmuck Indians" and features a racially stereotyped image of an Indigneous mascot. There is a model boat and tipi on the float, as well as some tree stumps and a small sapling. There are several people in front of the float wearing stereotypical "Native" costumes with feathered headbands. [Archivist's note: for information regarding the Nipmuc/k people, please visit nipmucnation.org or nipmuck.org (KO, 2025)]