The people of Williamsburg have always loved a parade. Monday morning, September 5, 1921, was a fine, late summer day. It was the last day of the packed 4-day event celebrating the 150th anniversary of Williamsburg’s incorporation as a town. At 9 a.m. sharp the Grand Parade got underway, parading from Williamsburg to Haydenville and back. Frank A. Brooks was the Marshal. It took all morning. Local civic organizations, businesses, church groups and pageant participants all created floats for the occasions. These included—the Grange, the Congregational Church, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, the Grand Army Veterans, the Williamsburg Grocery Co., the Haydenville Bank, and various tableaus from “The Pages of History” pageant that would be performed after lunch that day all passed by. The floats were drawn by horses and oxen, and there were tractors, cars, trucks and more. If you weren’t actually on a float you were watching along the route. Some lucky ones had a camera too. These snapshots, from a family gift to Meekins, informally capture the parade as it passed by. Enjoy revisiting this commemorative procession through the eyes of the photographer. Daria D’Arienzo, Meekins Archivist #throwbackthursday; #tbt
Posted to Facebook 8/12/2021
