Audience perspective of Deerfield’s historical pageant

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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The popularity of historical pageants in the early 20th century reveals nostalgia for an earlier time. This photograph of a pageant in Deerfield, Massachusetts, was taken on a hot summer day. It captures the sharing of history by the audience and the presenters. The distance between the performers and the audience necessarily limited the dialogue but music and pantomime served to strengthen the dramatic impact.

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Item typeDocumentary Photograph
PhotographerUnidentified
Date1910
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicSocial Activities, Entertainment, Recreation
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Silver-gelatin
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.00 in Width: 5.25 in
Catalog #1996.12.0461.02
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Audience perspective of Deerfield’s historical pageant. Photograph. 1910. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-12-0461-02/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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