Thursday, June 16, 2022

Looking Back: Dorchester's July 4 Parade In 1908



Imagine the year is 1908.


Theodore Roosevelt is president. 

Oklahoma has just joined the union as our 46th state. 

The first around-the-world car race has started in New York City.

And it just happens to be Independence Day.  

If you were in Dorchester that particular year -- and you had a front row seat for the village's celebrated Fourth of July parade -- the scene would have looked like this. (Click the image above for a better view.)

The amazing image comes from a postcard we've stumbled across. The scene was captured by Dorchester's famous early photographer Russell Freidell.

The theme of Dorchester's 1908 Fourth of July Parade was "Comic Parade."

The Times encourages readers to share images from Dorchester's past with us. Simply send us scanned photos or postcards to dorchester.times@gmail.com.

2 comments:

  1. i love to see old pics like this. interesting to see how things have changed( or not changed) Keep em coming.

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  2. I'm 55 and always wondered why Dorchester's brick buildings weren't preserved where the bank sits today. Now I know, the original buildings were wood. Thnks for posting this picture

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