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Guilford Fair & Parade

Guilford Fair

Guilford Fair 1937 scene, Park Street houses in background

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Guilford Fair “Man with ram” Betty Dunn Collection

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Guilford Fair “Boy with goose” (2) Betty Dunn Collection for Shore Line Times c.1963-1975

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Guilford Fair Parade, man on white horse (Rolf Coll. Guilford Parade Day series)

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Guilford Fair Parade, man on white horse Rolf Collection

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Oxen drawn float (Rolf Coll. Guilford Parade Day series)

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Agricultural float (Rolf Coll. Guilford Parade Day series)

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Oxen in parade (Rolf Coll. Guilford Parade Day series)

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House float drawn by horses, date 1888 (Rolf Coll. Guilford Parade Day series)

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Boat float, First National Store, Morris Guilford Shopping Center c1945, Rolf Collection

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Fair, Anges Dickenson Lee float c1945

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Horse and buggy in parade, c1945

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Fair Day decorated carriage Guilford Grange P of H “Lena A. Shelley” Shelley Coll First National Store, Morris Guilford Shopping Center c1945 Shelley Coll

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Horse drawn carriage in parade (postcard)

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Oxen on the Green, c1900

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Fair Parade, taken on Boston Street looking west

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Fair Parade. Taken on Boston Street looking west

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Fair Parade. Jones Bridge float

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Engel’s Firetruck on the Green. This photo sent by Mrs. Emma E.G. Pillsbury to Myra D. Monroe to be placed where it would be appreciated and preserved, in 1935.

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Fair Parade, a Farm Product float

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Tents on the Green c1900

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Oxen on the Green c1900

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Parade float on the Green

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On the Green facing Broad Street

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Decorated car - on the Green

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Fair parade. A decorated car in front of the First Congregational Church on Broad Street 1912 (Marie Griswold)

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Fair parade

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Fair parade, taken on Boston near the corner of Whitfield and Boston Streets

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Oxen on the Green

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Parade float on the Green

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Fair parade. A float on Broad Street in front of the First Congregational Church

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Oxen on the northern end of the Green. Taken facing Broad Street. Griswold house on the left, Griswold Store on the right

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Fair parade. Oxen on Boston Street near the corner of Whitfield Street

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Fair parade. A fife and drum corps marching on Whitfield Street near the corner of Whitfield and Broad Streets

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Fair parade. Two cars on Whitfield Street

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Oxen on the Green

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Horse drawn carriage at the Guilford Fair

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Oxen on the Green

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Horse drawn carriages on the Green. Broad St in background. Spencer barn on right Congregational Church in center, 1906

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Fair parade. Oxen on Whitfield Street, picture is taken facing north

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Oxen on the Green. Picture taken facing Broad Street

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Fair parade. Floats on Whitfield Street. Picture was taken facing north with buildings on Broad Street in the background

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Crowds on the Green. Sign reads Don't miss them big poultry and dog show exhibit in the Town Hall east side of Park

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Fair parade. Policemen marching on Boston Street near the corner of Boston and Whitfield Streets. Picture taken facing west

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Parade float on the Green, Jones Bridge float

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Parade float on the Green

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Parade float on Broad Street in front of the First Congregational Church facing east 1912 (Marie Griswold)

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Parade float in the Guilford Fair parade on Broad Street in front of the First Congregational Church facing east

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Decorated car on the Green at the Guilford Fair.

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Fife and drum corps and a float in the Guilford Fair parade taken at the corner of Boston and Whitfield Streets 1914

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Parade float on the Green. Marie Griswold's parents worked on this Nut Plains neighborhood float in their barn. September 27, 1897

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Guilford Fair parade. Herbert E, Jones Chief Marshall Miss Angeline Blatchley Lady Marshall Sept 1911

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Guilford Fair. Crowds at the northwest corner of the Green

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Guilford Fair parade on Whitfield St. west side the Green in front of #21 the Dan Collins house

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People in a car on the Green. Christ Episcopal Church on right in background. Animals in background indicate perhaps it was Fair Day

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Pond Lily Float Guilford Fair 1914 South end of Green

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Guilford Fair float on the Green, copy photo, Susan Burr born 1880 immediately to the right of upright American flag

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Cattle show from North Church, Guilford (3) (HHB vol 1)

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Oxen on the Green for Guilford Fair

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Fair day Guilford, Conn. Postcard, pub. by Monroe Pharmacies, given by Helen Raffuse (of Chester). It was mailed to her father

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Frederic G. Davis driving tractor, Ethel Dean Coleman (adult on float). Keeping Society 2nd premium float in Guilford Fair parade. Sept 17, 1965

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Keeping Society's entry in the Guilford Fair parade. 1969

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Frederic Davis driving tractor, Ethel Dean Coleman the woman on float. Fair parade in front of Town Hall. Float won 2nd premium. Sept 17, 1965

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Frederic G. Davis driving tractor, Ethel Dean Coleman (woman on float) Keeping Society float, won 2nd premium Sept 17, 1965

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Keeping Society fair float (2nd premium award) on Boston St. south end of Green. L-R Louise Bishop, …, June Ford, …, Helen Kaisen, Offredi driving. Sept 16, 1966

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Keeping Society float. theme 'And we give thanks' 1st premium blue ribbon From Ethel Coleman’s scrapbook. Fred Davis driving tractor Sept. 1968

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Fair parade on Boston St Town hall in background. c1920

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Postcard of boat float in Guilford Fair parade on Boston St c1920

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Postcard of horse drawn float in Guilford Fair parade on Boston St c1920

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Postcard of horse drawn float in Guilford Fair parade on Whitfield St c1920

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Postcard of Guilford Fair parade on Whitfield St c1920

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Colorized postcard Pub. by CC Markham of marching band in the Fair Day parade looking south on Park St

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Fair parade rounding the corner of Boston and Whitfield St, looking north on Whitfield St

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Fair parade at the corner of Boston and Whitfield St looking north on Whitfield St

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Postcard of Fair parade on Whitfield St with First Congregational church on Broad St in background

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Parade float on the Green, boy on J.E. Norton & Sons

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Guilford Fair Guilford Keeping Society float at Fair Day parade 1967

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Guilford Fair “Lambs” Betty Utting on right Betty Dunn Collection

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Guilford Fair Young woman with prized horses

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Man walking aside car decorated as float (Rolf Coll. Guilford Parade Day series)

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Guilford Fair parade. Floats on Whitfield Street. Picture was taken facing north with buildings on Broad St in background

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Fifth and drum corps (Rolf Coll. Guilford Parade Day series)

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GHS float (Rolf Coll. Guilford Parade Day series)

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Agricultural float (Rolf Coll. Guilford Parade Day series)

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BB Munger Lumber truck decorated as float, Rolf Collection

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Fair, Gay Nineties float Post 2nd World War c1945

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Agricultural float c1945

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House float drawn by horses, date 1888, Rolf Collection

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Horse drawn carriage in parade

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Greetings from Guilford Fair (postcard)

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Parade float on the Green Jones Bridge float

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Parade floats and oxen on the Green

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Tents on the Green c1910

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Decorated car on the Green. According to Marie Griswold this is Mrs. Clarence Norton's car. Early 1900's (M. Griswold)

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Oxen on the Green

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People on the Green near the Soldier's Monument c1900

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Guilford fair, Anna Thayer and May Campbell on the Green and a man standing before cattle, c1900

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Fair, c1900

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Horse riders on the Green

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Oxen on the Green

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Fair parade on Whitfield Street. Left is Methodist Church. Other two buildings are gone in 1976. The middle is presently Zimmerman and Fink. Right formerly Douden’s Drug Store. 1912

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Fair parade. Horsemen on Boston Street. Picture is taken facing west

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Oxen on the Green

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Parade float on the Green. High School float with a representative from each class. Marie Griswold on right with back turned. 1912 (Marie Griswold)

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Parade float on the Green

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Parade float on Whitfield Street

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A horse drawn carriage on the Green

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Fair parade. Taken of a float on Boston St facing west

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Fair parade. A float on Boston Street near the corner of Boston and Whitfield Streets

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Crowds on the Green. The First Congregational Church is in the center of the background

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Oxen on the Green

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Band marching in the Guilford Fair parade

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Crowds on the Green near the Soldier’s Monument

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Broad Street, photo taken from on front of the First Congregational Church

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Oxen pull on the Green

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Crowds on the Green

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Fair parade, a band marching on Boston Street, picture was taken facing west

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Float on the Green. Jones Bridge float

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Fair parade. A fife and drum corps marching on Boston Street near the corner of Whitfield and Boston Streets facing west

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Fair parade. Oxen on Broad Street. Picture taken facing east. The First Congregational Church is on the far left

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People on the north end of the Green fading Broad Street

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Parade floats in the Guilford Fair parade on Whitfield Street facing north

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Parade float in the Guilford Fair parade on Whitfield Street facing north

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Oxen on the Green at the Guilford Fair. Picture was taken looking toward Whitfield Street near the northwest corner of the Green

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Parade float. Photo taken on Boston Street near the corner, of Boston and Park Streets. Susan Burr born 1880 immediately to the right of upright American flag

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Fife and drum corps in the Guilford Fair parade, taken at the corner of Boston aid Whitfield Streets. According to Marie Griswold this is the Middletown Band 1914

Guilford Fair

Ralph L Parker Chief Marshall, his home was where Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thurston live now 1970

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Crawford 's ice wagon at the southwest corner of the Green on Whitfield Street in front of Monroe’s Drug Store (as of 1975) at 87 Whitfield St

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Guilford Fair parade on Whitfield St. west side of the Green in front of the Methodist Church

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Fair on the Green. Taken facing Park St c1910

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Trolley cars at Guilford Green Fair Day, Sept 24, 1913 (c)

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Nut Plains first premium float on the Green Guilford Fair

Guilford Fair

Oxen on the Green, photo looking toward Whitfield St L-R 21 Whitfield St Dan Collins 1772, 17 Whitfield Fowler's Market c1850, 15 Fowler house 1830, 1 Whitfield St

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Crowds on the Green for Guilford Fair

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Guilford Fair Float, copy photo. Same float shows in the parade, see P585

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Gov Woodruff Fair Pay, Guilford, Conn. Postcard pub. by Monroe Pharmacies. Given by Helen Raffuse, of Chester, in 1990

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Ethel Dean Coleman on Guilford Keeping Society float. Guilford Fair parade. Float won 2nd premium. Sep 17, 1965

Guilford Fair

Ethel Dean Coleman (adult on float), Frederic G. Davis on tractor. Keeping Society float Guilford Fair parade, which won 2nd premium award. Sept 17, 1965

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Frederic G Davis (Jan 5, 1891-Nov 20, 1970) driving tractor pulling Keeping Society fair float

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1965 - Guilford Fair 2nd premium award Ethel Dean Coleman, adult on float in fair parade. Sept 17, 1965

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Keeping Society fair float (2nd premium award) on Boston St. south end of Green. L-R …, Helen Kaisen, …, Louise Bishop, …, June Ford. Sept 16, 1966

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Corner of Guilford Green Fairday 1886 (HHB vol 1)

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Postcard of Guilford Fair parade on Boston St Town Hall in background. Tall woman in white dress is Marie Griswold c1920

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Postcard of American Legion band in Guilford Fair parade. Corner of Boston St and Whitfield St c1920

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Postcard of a band in the Guilford Fair parade on Whitfield St, Elias Cadwell house 1 Boston St on left c1920

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Postcard of Guilford Fair parade on Whitfield St c1920

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Postcard of Guilford Fair parade on Whitfield St Elias Cadwell house 1 Boston St on left c1920

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Fair parade looking south on Whitfield St from the corner of Water and Whitfield St c1920

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Fair parade looking north up Whitfield St

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Parade float on Boston St Honor roll in the background was erected in 1918 and removed in 1931 between 1918 & 1931

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Ethel Dean Coleman on Guilford Keeping Society Guilford Fair float in Guilford Fair parade with 2 girls. She's holding 2nd premium ribbon. From Ethel Colman's scrapbook Sept. 17, 1965

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Color tinted postcard pub. by Markham Jewelry Store. Fair Day Guilford Fair on the Green. Postmark 1907

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