Puritans Led Off in Captivity

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The third pageant of Deerfield, Massachusetts, (1916) again re-enacted episodes from the 1704 raid on the town. Here, “Indians” are leading captives northward to Canada. The little girl sitting on the shoulder of the “Indian” was Dorothy Andrews, playing Eunice Williams, who was adopted into a Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) community, married and raised a family there, and never returned to Deerfield. In this pageant characters personifying the “Pioneer Spirit”, “Courage”, and “Hope” encouraged both the captives shown here and their relatives left behind. This photograph was taken by Deerfield photographers, sisters Frances and Mary Allen.

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Item typePhotograph
PhotographerAllen, Frances and Mary
Date1916
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicCaptives, Captivity
Social Activities, Entertainment, Recreation
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
EventDeerfield Raid. February 29, 1704
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Dimension details.01-.02: 3.0 x 5.12″, border .04: 3.12″ x 5.37″ no border
Catalog #1996.14.1419.01-.04
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Allen, Frances and Mary, photographer. Puritans Led Off in Captivity. Photograph. 1916. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-14-1419-01-04/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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