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Group of men in costume and women wearing dresses with shamrocks on their skirts. Possibly a St. Patrick's Day celebration.
Provenance
This collection of photographs is from the estate of Esther Etter Rebman, and is mostly of the Etter, Falk and Kriegelstein families. Some of the photographs may have belonged to her aunt, Mary Etter (b. 1897, d. 1960).
Pageant of Liberty - held July 5, 6, and 7, 1926 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lancaster in the Revolutionary War. Men and women in costume, men have muskets, perhaps acting out episode three from the fist movement - Formation of the Companies.
"During Hell Week February 1943". Photo showing several young men holding paddles or cricket bats, wearing signs and some wearing attire meant to degrade them. Top row left to right: Datz, Ditto, Bockes, Birrell, Groff, Hatts, Hanlon, Landis, Brechimier, Hambleton. Middle row, left to right: Kleppinger, Tighe, Glessner, Stevens, Katzenbach, Lancaster, Getz. Bottom row left to right: Pegel, Pettigrew, Gleichert, Taylor, Johnson, Evans, Fotis.
Yeates School Cap and Bells Club. Group of twelve costumed students in play "Master Pierre Patelin". John Kline (seated, extreme left) and Truxton Broadhead (seated, second from left) are identified. A part of the program is pasted next to the photo.
