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| Date: | 04 22 1970 |
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| Description: | Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium on Earth Day. |
| Date: | 04 1970 |
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| Description: | Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium during Earth Week with an American flag in the foreground, and the Earth Day flag behind it. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Decorated for the 250th celebration of the discovery of the Mississippi River. The ribbons and banners are all American flag themed. The storefront to the ... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Peltz family (head table) at son Andre's Bar Mitzvah at the Jewish Community Center. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | A Purim party at the Warburg Children's Home; Blankenesse (a suburb of Hamburg), Germany. |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Curtis and his friend Pete Sandberg escort Queen of the prom, Marcy Smith and her friend (? Cole), alternate queen. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Seven men are holding the original flag from Perry's Victory. The men are standing on the flagship "Niagara" to celebrate the centennial of the victory. Th... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Male and female students from Freedom Academy sit outdoors with two teachers. A larger group sits on platform while a smaller group looks on from the foreg... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowds of people and cars in the street on Farmers' Day. Caption reads: "Farmers' Day, Somerset, PA." |
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| Description: | View of children swinging around maypoles on May Day at Hampton Institute, established 1868. Campus buildings are in the background. |
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| Description: | Students kneel in the grass and wave banners during a May Day ceremony at Wilson College while faculty and students gather on the lawn to watch. The colleg... |
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| Description: | A woman on horseback leads a group of women carrying banners down a road at Wilson College as a crowd follows. A school building is in the background. |
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| Description: | View of a parade for Old Homecoming Week. A man leads a group of boys in uniform down a road. Behind them, a cart carries passengers and children hold onto... |
| Date: | 08 19 1906 |
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| Description: | View of a parade for Old Homecoming Week. A marching band led by a man on horseback marches down a crowded commercial street, decorated with flags and bunt... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Main Street during the Sweet Pea Carnival. Horse-drawn carriages process down the crowded streets past stores and other buildings. Caption... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Bernard Arms holding a firearm poses on a parade float decorated in an autumn theme, including a stuffed bear, fox, and squirrel. The parade was a part of ... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Official opening of the sixty-six foot Peterboro hydraulic lift lock, built in 1904 on the Trent Canal. People gather in boats and along the shore to celeb... |
| Date: | 07 29 1909 |
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| Description: | A crowd stands beside horses and carriages while awaiting the opening of a drug store owned by E.M. Allen. Published by E.M. Allen. |
| Date: | 07 29 1909 |
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| Description: | Crowds await the opening of a drugstore owned by E.M. Allen. Horses and carriages park in the street near shops and residences. |
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| Description: | View of C Street during a celebration. American flags wave from upper story windows as men and women walk through the street. Published by Pioneer Drug S... |
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