Title

The Puritan Clothing Co. Parade Float

Date

June 18, 1912

Description

Photograph of the Puritan Clothing Co. parade float in the Bangor Carnival Trades Procession. "One of the very attractive floats was that of the Puritan Clothing Co., D. P. Mulvey, manager. It gave a very fitting representation of the Puritan days in 1650. Within a cabin, crude, but typical of the days of the early settlers sat Priscilla, spinning on an old spinning wheel over 100 years old. Beside her sat John Alden. The furnishings of the cabin were all genuine relics and heirlooms, and among them were old powder horns, antique chairs and stools, and a lantern over 100 years old. The costumes worn were brought from New York, and were also typical of Puritan days. Real Indians made the setting more attractive, and four from the Ranco family of the Old Town tribe offered their services, and sat in Indian fashion about a moss covered tripod."--Bangor Daily News, June 20, 1912

Subject

Bangor (Me.)--Photographs

Bangor Carnival (Bangor, Me.)

Business enterprises--Maine--Bangor

Carnivals--Maine--Bangor

Parade floats--Maine--Bangor

Parades--Maine--Bangor

Puritan Clothing Co. (Bangor, Me.)

Note

The Puritan Clothing Co. operated at 46 Central Street. D.P. Mulvey served as manager. The 1912 Bangor city directory does not specify what D.P. stood for. The sign on the back of the float reads, "Bring your envelopes to our store / Get free prizes for lucky numbers / Baseballs bats waists trousers games / All given away to-day free! / 46 Centra St. near Kenduskeag Stream."

Number

No. 16

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