Thomas W. Smith with horse and cart

Thomas W. Smith with horse and cart

Parades
Amherst (Mass.)

View of Thomas W. Smith sitting in a cart holding the reins attached to a horse. Written on back: "Thomas W. Smith as he appeared in the Horribles Section of the parade at the Flag Pole dedication. Picture taken at rear of 31 North Prospect Street. Horse belonged to John Musante."

Thomas W. Smith was Amherst town clerk from 1912 to 1930.

Many parades in the nineteeth century had a "horribles" section consisting of people wearing funny and grotesque costumes.

Jones Library Special Collections

1899

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English

Photographs

Folder: Smith, Thomas W. -- Scrapbook

Photograph

5 x 8 in.