Photographs Record
Images

Metadata
Object ID |
10000261 |
Title |
Old Gaol Lawn During 250th Celebration, August 5, 1902 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
August 5, 1902 |
Description |
Black and white photograph of the exterior the Old Gaol with people gathered for the 250th celebration of the founding of York on August 5, 1902. Image features people standing and sitting on the Old Gaol lawn, spinning wheel demonstrations, and people dressed in historic costume. People are identified in writing on the back of the photograph: the man in hat behind the spinning wheel is Byron Lathrop; the woman to right and behind the large spinning wheel is Mrs. Mary Sowles Perkins; woman in black with black hat at right, Anna Blaisdell; woman at far right leaning over table, Miss Nellie Bemis; woman in black behind large spinning wheel, Julia Hutchins; woman at the flax wheel, Miss Hazen. |
Search Terms |
20th century 250th Anniversary Celebration Old Gaol Old Gaol Museum York Village |
Subjects |
Celebrations Clothing and dress Costumes Exterior Historic buildings Museums Parties Recreation Spinning Spinning wheels |
People |
Bemis, Nellie M. Blaisdell, Alma Cox, Effie (Mrs. Myron) Davidson, Betty Davidson, Mary Dennett, John, Capt., 1844-1933 Hazen, Miss Hutchins, Julia Kennedy, John, Mrs. Lathrop, Bryan Marshall, Katherine Eastman Norwood, John Perkins, Mary Emily (née Sowles) Turner, Sophia "Sophie" Steed, 1856-1936 Varrell, Grace Weare, Elizabeth Bragdon |