Sesquicentennial Parade - Coaching Days in the Mountains, 1938 June 21

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Sesquicentennial Parade - Coaching Days in the Mountains, 1938 June 21

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.08.003

Date:

1938/06/21

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 scrapbook page

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Scrapbook page containing two photographic prints of the New Hampshire Sesquicentennial Parade in Concord, NH, on June 21, 1938. The images shows stagecoaches driving down the parade route. The caption states, "Sesquicentennial Parade, June 21, 1938. 1870. Coaching Days In The Mountains. The hotels of the North Country mountain region in the '80's and '90's staged a coaching parade each year as a climax to the social season. Great rivalry existed among the hotels and happy the one who secured the pennant for the best decorated entry. The long street was thronged with observers as the beautiful parade passed in review. The splendid single, tandem, matched pair-four, and eight teams were the finest specimens of horse flesh that could be secured and they were motive power for beautifully decorated coaches, dog carts, mountain wagons, and magnificent equipages. Guests in their summer finery with gay parasols rode on top of the coaches and the bugles and tally horns proclaimed to the world 'the horse is King.' Portrayed by Mountain View House, Whitefield, N. H. 'Pecketts' on Sugar Hill, Franconia, N.H. The New Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton woods, N. H. The Philbrook Farm, Shelburne, N. H."

Subjects:

Centennial celebrations, etc. , Parades , Stagecoaches , Horses

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1