| Collection |
Edwin B. Worthen Collection |
| Date of photo |
1864 or 1865 |
| Description |
Haying on Lexington Common, 1864 or 1865.
"This wonderful picture of our Battle-Green was taken in the summer of 1864 or 1865. In the background are the George D. Harrington house and the Dan Harrington house, torn down in the latter part of 1875.
From left to right, the persons are: 1. hired man, 2. Mary Hudson, 3. little boy in hay Frank Marvin, 4. Mrs. Marvin, 5. behind haycock Mary Swan (mother of Charles W. Swan), 6. Gershom Swan (father of Charles W. Swan). In wagon, hired man [note; or is this Fershom Swan, and hired man is with rake by cart?] and Etta Locke (sister of Herbert). Next back of cart, Miss Elizabeth Harrington [taking off Etta Locke's hat with a pitchfork]. Next, Otis Munroe [and] wife Sophia, member of a Boston family, summer boarders in town. [Add Mrs. Clarissa (Mead) Harrington, mother of Elizabeth Harrington] Last, Bowen Harrington, father of George D. Harrington. [And who is the woman seated in the hay-wagon? She has been overlooked]"
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| Object ID |
Worthen.slide5 |
| Object Name |
Transparency, Lantern-slide |
| People |
Harrington, Bowen
Harrington, Clarissa Mead
Harrington, Elizabeth
Hudson, Mary
Locke, Etta
Marvin, Frank
Munroe, Otis
Munroe, Sophia
Swan, Gershom
Swan, Mary |
| Search Terms |
Battle Green
Lexington Common
Harrington Road #1, Harrington (Jonathan) House
Harrington (Jonathan) House, Harrington Road #1
Harrington (Daniel) House, Harrington Road |
| Subjects |
Hay
Town common |
| Title |
Haying on the Common, 1865 |
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