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1898 Photograph of a Boy Dressed as a Herald in a Parade during Edwardsville's Free Street Fair Flower Parade

Citation

“1898 Photograph of a Boy Dressed as a Herald in a Parade during Edwardsville's Free Street Fair Flower Parade,” Madison Historical, accessed October 1, 2025, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2377.

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Description

1898 photograph of a boy, likely Edward West Hadley, riding a horse. The boy is dressed as a herald and wearing all white. The horse is wearing flowers. This was part of a flower parade held during an 1898 free street fair in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Transcription

  • Free Street Fair—Edwardsville, Ill., October 12=15, 1898 (Flower Parade, October 12.)

Source

  • SIUE Archive

Subjects

  • Edwardsville
  • culture

Date

October 12, 1898

Language

English

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Black and white photographic print
  • jpg

Physical Dimensions

10 x 12 [inches]

Coverage

  • 1890s
    Edwardsville, Illinois

Identifier

  • GodfreyPhoto-P-011
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