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Object |
Negative, Glass Plate |
Photographer |
White, Wills Thomas |
Date |
1919 |
Location |
Vermont, Bennington, East Main Street |
Description |
Parade float for the Holden-Leonard Company, drawn by two horses. Two men sit in front, one driving, one wearing suit and top hat. Three women sit around a spinning wheel on the left, and a woman stands next to a hand loom on the right. Woven fabric displayed between them. Both the float and the horses have to the letters "H.L.Co." on fabric covering them. The float also has three sets of small American flags on side. Located on East Main Street, near the corner of Safford Street, Bennington, Vermont. |
Information |
Float mentioned in Bennington Banner article 7/5/1919 "Holden-Leonard company float, Damasse LaFlamme, driver. The spinning wheel on this latter float was used by Mr. LaFlamme's mother and the loom was built by his grandfather." |
Related People |
White, Wills Thomas LaFlamme, Damasse |
Subjects |
Holden-Leonard Co. (Bennington, Vt.) |
Credit line |
Weichert-Isselhardt Collection, Gift of Tordis llg Isselhardt and Museum Purchase |
Catalog Number |
2015.6.694 |