Title

E. C. Nichols Dry Goods Co. Parade Float

Date

June 18, 1912

Description

Photograph of the E. C. Nichols Dry Goods Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "The Nichols Co. had a handsome float in line ... It was the result of a great deal of thought and a great deal of time on the part of the professional decorator of the firm F. E. Hartwell. Seated on a throne in the center of a large platform sat Columbia, representing the United States, and at each corner of the pedestal upon which the throne rested were four pretty girls each dressed in a different costume, one representing Cuba, another the Phillipines, another the American girl, and another an Indian maiden. At each corner of the platform of the float were white columns, gilded at the top, and the entire float was appropriately dressed. Two horses, hitched tandemwise, hauled the float. At the head of each horse were two attendants who were four young men dressed in the costumes of the Indian, the Phillipino, the Cuban, and the Mexican."--Bangor Daily Commercial, Wednesday, June 19, 1912

Subject

Bangor (Me.)--Photographs

Bangor Carnival (Bangor, Me.)

Benson & Miller (Bangor, Me.)

Business enterprises--Maine--Bangor

Carnivals--Maine--Bangor

Main Street (Bangor, Me.)

Parade floats--Maine--Bangor

Parades--Maine--Bangor

Note

The E. C. Nichols Dry Goods Co., 35-39 Main Street, advertised itself as the "Shopping Centre of Eastern Maine." William E. Quirin was president and treasurer; Charles A. Robbins was vice president and superintendant. Everett F. Hartwell was a decorator located at 35 Main Street.

Number

No. 12

Type

Photographs

Spatial Coverage

Bangor (Me.)

Temporal Coverage

Nineteen tens

Twentieth century

Format

6 x 8 inches

Language

English

Is Part Of

Bangor Public Library Special Collections

Bangor Carnival Trades Procession Photographs

Rights