Join  |  Official Historian  |  City of Stamford  |  Blog  |  About Us
Jewish Historical Society  |  Civil War Roundtable  |  Contact Us
image


image

Photo Archivist's Selection of the Month: July 2005

JULY FOURTH IN STAMFORD

A selection of July Fourth images from 1898 to the Bicentennial from the Society's collection. The quality of the original photos is not always the greatest, but we hope our viewers will enjoy them nonetheless. Through 1912, it was still horse & wagon for the floats, but by 1913 we had become motorized.

July Fourth Parade 1898, click here
1898		 July Fourth Parade 1912, click here
1912		 July Fourth Parade 1913, click here
1913		 Bicentennial Parade 1976, click here
Bicentennial 1976

1898
at Central Park

Firemen

July Fourth Parade 1898, Central Park

parade goers

firemen

Soldiers

soldiers

“Rough Riders”

Rough Riders?
this title seems somewhat doubtful, since the Spanish-American War had just begun.

Yale & Towne Float

Yale & Towne Float

Order of Sons of St. George, Anglo-American Alliance

Order of Sons of St. George
Order of Sons of St. George

Acme Soda Water Float

Acme Soda Water Float

Y.M.C.A. Float

Y.M.C.A. Float

The “Lady Riders” of the Bicycle Club?

The 'Lady Riders' of the Bicycle Club?
There were also Civil War Veterans, Indians, etc., but those photos are rather poor. All of them were apparently taken out of a window of a nearby building,
and the focus was not always on the particular parade, it seems.

… and finally: Make way for the police! Chief George Bowman leading the troops.

Chief George Bowman leading the police

July Fourth Parade 1912, click here
1912		 July Fourth Parade 1913, click here
1913		 Bicentennial Parade 1976, click here
Bicentennial 1976

Photos © Stamford Historical Society

Other Photo Archivist Selections of the Month
Photo Collection Information




imageimage