[Harvard Forest Films] Reel 37

Date1947 – 1948

AbstractFootage of a Memorial Day service at a cemetery, including a parade with the Petersham Brass Band, a uniformed marching band, marchers in uniform carrying flags and rifles, boy scouts and a group of children, shots of the crowd, group shots of men in uniform and men with rifles posing and giving a rifle salute. A few shots of Thomas Jefferson’s house at Monticello. A few shots of a garden with flowering trees. A few shots of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate. A few shots of a street and park lined with palm trees. A few shots of Stone Mountain in Georgia. A shot of sheep in a field. Footage of various memorials and monuments in Gettysburg National Cemetery, including the Soldiers National Monument. Donor Notes: “Petersham Historical Society Memorial Day 1947, 1948” “Property of Petersham Historical Soc. Memorial Day Movies” Notes on can: “Historical Society Film Memorial Day Pictures 1947, and 1948, Jefferson Monticello, Mt. Vernon (Gen. Washington’s home), Stone Mountains, and Battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa.”