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We Saw You . . . Greeting General Twining

Date: 07 04 1960
Description: General Nathan F. Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957-1960), arrives at Truax Field on his way to visit his hometown of Monroe on the 4th ...
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We Saw You . . . Greeting General Twining

Date: 07 04 1960
Description: General Nathan F. Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957-1960), arrives at Truax Field on his way to visit his hometown of Monroe on the 4th ...
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Alfred Holt in Grandfather's Army Coat

Date: 07 04 1908
Description: Holding an American flag, Alfred Holt is dressed up in the Civil War army coat of his grandfather, Captain I.P. Rumsey. Caption reads: "Alfred in Grandfath...
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Woman with Guitar on Stage

Date: 07 04 1935
Description: Caption with negative: "Mrs. Walter Fox, one of the colonists, got an encore at the Palmer fourth of July fete by her guitar playing and singing of ballads...
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Independence Day

Date: 06 1968
Description: An older gentleman with a handlebar mustache is handing out American flags to Cub Scouts. Several Scouts are drinking bottles of soda pop.
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Gathering at Turner's Grove

Date: 07 04 1904
Description: A crowd of men, women and children have gathered in a clearing in a wooded area for a July 4 celebration. Sunlight passing through an American flag highlig...
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Raising the Flag at Grandfather's House

Date: 07 04 1912
Description: At the home of Civil War Captain Israel Parsons Rumsey, the group is raising the American flag on Independence Day. Names from left to right: Lucy Rumsey H...
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Fourth of July Fireworks

Date: 07 04 1912
Description: Alfred Holt is setting off some firecrackers while his sisters and several cousins are watching. Names from left to right: Elizabeth Doud Rumsey, Marion Ed...
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Grandfather Rumsey on Fourth of July

Date: 07 04 1913
Description: Civil War veteran Captain Israel Parsons Rumsey, the father of the photographer, is sitting on a horse in front of his home. A large American flag, hanging...
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Two Generations of Rumsey Women

Date: 07 04 1913
Description: Two generations of women sitting together and socializing under a big tree. Two women are holding hand fans. The theme of this image seems to be sisterhood...

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