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N 15 B 10.8K C 1 E Jan 28, 2016 F Jan 28, 2016
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"Bristol County Association. G.A.R. Clambake. Riverview Park, Labor Day. Seat No. 332."

Handwritten additions to the front of this ticket: "C. L. Deane & J.D.H. Jr. Sep. 6/88. (over.)"

Handwritten note on the back (see below): "Worst clam bake I ever went to. Tables set in open field. Broiling hot sun. Clams half done. One waiter to our table. Everything in the bake was smoky. Everybody disgusted. C. L. Deane."

"C. L. Deane" was clearly displeased with the food and service at the clambake that he and "J.D.H. Jr." attended as part of an early observance of Labor Day in 1888. The Bristol County Association, based in Bristol County, Massachusetts, was a local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), an American Civil War veterans' organization.

C. L. Deane may have been Charles Learned Deane (1871-1955). If so, he would have been only 17 years old when he registered his complaints about the clambake on his ticket for seat no. 332.

Originally posted on Ipernity: Labor Day Clambake Ticket, Bristol County Association of the G.A.R., Sept. 6, 1888.

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N 16 B 10.2K C 1 E Jan 28, 2016 F Jan 28, 2016
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Originally posted on Ipernity: Worst Clambake I Ever Went To.

"Worst clam bake I ever went to. Tables set in open field. Broiling hot sun. Clams half done. One waiter to our table. Everything in the bake was smoky. Everybody disgusted. C. L. Deane."

Complaints about the food and service at a clambake that was held over 125 years ago. For more information, see the front of this ticket (below).

Tags:   ephemera tickets admission tickets admissions paper printed clambakes clams meals food events Labor Day holidays C. L. Deane Charles Learned Deane Deane men worst disgusted complaints smoky GAR Civil War Bristol County Association Grand Army of the Republic American Civil War wars military veterans fraternal groups groups organizations associations patriotic flags stars stripes tattered drums bugles musical instruments music bayonets guns rifles swords axes hats caps knapsacks blanket rolls handwriting illustrations borders brown Riverview Park Bristol County MA Mass. Massachusetts September 6 1888 1880s Victorian 19th century nineteenth century antique old vintage typefaces type typography fonts

N 8 B 6.2K C 0 E Sep 1, 2014 F Sep 1, 2014
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"Ox Roast, Labor Day, 1910, Ind. Fire Co."

This rather dark real photo postcard shows a festive scene at a Labor Day celebration held in 1910 by "Ind. Fire Co." (Independent or Independence Fire Company, location unknown but probably somewhere in Pennsylvania). The "ox roast" likely referred to roast beef that was sliced and served in sandwiches.

Originally posted on Ipernity: Ox Roast, Independent Fire Company, Labor Day, 1910.

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N 18 B 6.9K C 0 E Aug 29, 2015 F Sep 3, 2015
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Caption on front: "Labor Day, Cumberland, Md." Printed on back: "C. E. Gerkins, Cumberland, Md."

A real photo postcard of men marching in a Labor Day parade along Baltimore Street in Cumberland, Maryland, circa 1900s or 1910s.

The sign for "J. Gross, " a clothing store with an address of 169 Baltimore Street, is visible on the building at left, and a close examination of an enlargement of the photo reveals that "The Kenneweg Co., Wholesale Grocers" occupied the building on the right.

The steeple that's visible at the far end of the street belongs to the historic Emmanuel Episcopal Church, which--as Wikipedia points out--was "built on the foundations of Fort Cumberland, where George Washington began his military career."

Originally posted on Ipernity: Labor Day Parade, Cumberland, Maryland.

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N 9 B 6.3K C 1 E Sep 1, 2014 F Sep 1, 2014
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The Reading Fire Department, Reading, Pennsylvania, marches in a Labor Day parade with horse-drawn fire equipment in this undated postcard view.

Printed on the back of this postcard: "Pub. by W. Chas. Lewars, Reading, Pa."

Originally posted on Ipernity: Reading Fire Department, Labor Day Parade, Reading, Pennsylvania.

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