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Title
Holy Name Society parade travels along a Boston street, Boston, 1947
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1947-10
October, 1947
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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A poorly-lit and out-of-focus photograph of the Holy Name Society convention's parade marching along a Boston street, as viewed from the West's hotel. The parade is viewed from an elevated perspective. The hotel's wall stretches vertically along the right edge in the foreground. A rail from the wall extends on an angle towards camera. Below, the parade marches through the street in the distance at left and center. The street passes through the image on an upward angle from the lower left corner to the right, disappearing behind the hotel wall. Large crowds of spectators line both sides of the street. At center, a few flag bearers march down the street. Other people appear to march behind them at right. Buildings on the opposite side of the street line the background. Four punched holes line the top edge at left.
According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.
Per negative sleeve #2350, the West's stayed at the "Statler" while in Boston during their Eastern trip in October, 1947. This photograph was most likely taken from that location, Statler Hotel Boston (now Boston Park Plaza).
Text from negative sleeve: 2335. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 Boston 1 Mertie West in Copp's Burial Hill Mertie at right. 2 Mertie West at left at Old South Church 3 Mertie West reading tablet on Old South Church 4 Holy Name Convention Parade as seen from our Hotel Window 5 Another of same 6 Mertie West beside tablet on gate to Copp's Hill burial ground 5 films
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2335_001
ark:/21198/zz002j3gz9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Parades & processions--Massachusetts--Boston
Meetings--Massachusetts--Boston
Holy Name Society
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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