Village green, the Minute Man

Image

cj2270.jpg

Title

Village green, the Minute Man

Subject

Lexington (Mass.)
Horses -- Massachusetts -- Lexington
Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Lexington
Men -- Massachusetts -- Lexington

Description

The Lexington Minuteman monument, representing militia captain John Parker standing on a rock with one foot resting on a stone higher than the other and holding a musket. A man leads two horses to drink from the water by the foot of the statue.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 172 in Highways and Byways of New England by Clifton Johnson, 1921

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

undated

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ2270

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Village green, the Minute Man,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 30, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/2819.