Edge of Settlement

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This promotional picture was from the 1910 silent movie, “Ononko’s Vow,” which was filmed in Deerfield, Massachusetts, by Edison Films, one of the largest filmmakers at the time. It was written by Herbert Streeter of Greenfield, Massachusetts, a promoter and theater owner. For five days in March of 1910, a film company from New Jersey filmed the movie, something that attracted crowds of spectators. In this scene, Ononko, the son of an Indigenous man who saved a Deerfield man during a 1675 attack, follows through on a vow he made to his father by saving the son of that man. Ononko has led the son and his young wife to the “edge of settlement” – back to Deerfield – and to safety.

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Item typePostcard
PhotographerHerbert S. Streeter
Date1910
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicSocial Activities, Entertainment, Recreation
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
EventBloody Brook. September 18, 1675
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.50 in Width: 5.50 in
Catalog #1997.08.01.0128
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Herbert S. Streeter, photographer. Edge of Settlement. Photograph. 1910. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0128/. Accessed on October 11, 2024.

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