July 4 parade, Western Maine Sanatorium, 1929
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A July 4 parade with elaborate floats and a variety of costumed participants was a tradition at the Western Maine Sanatorium at Hebron.
Patients who were well enough could participate in the parade and games and other events that followed. Others watched from the sleeping porches at their cottages.
Other Information
- Title: July 4 parade, Western Maine Sanatorium, 1929
- Creator: Wadleigh, Merle G.
- Creation Date: 1929-07-04
- Subject Date: 1929-07-04
- Local Name: Greenwood Mountain
- Town: Hebron
- County: Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 6 x 10.3
- Local Code: Coll. 2111, Vol. 2
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Parades & processions--Maine--Hebron
Fourth of July celebrations--Maine--Hebron
Sick persons
Hospitals, convalescent--Maine--Hebron
Western Maine Sanatorium
Sanatoriums--Maine
Tuberculosis hospitals--Maine
Invalids
Tuberculosis--Maine
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