Contributed by Walker Memorial Library
Description
This float in Westbrook's Centennial Parade on June 9, 1914, was entered by the S. D. Warren Council #4, of the Order of United American Mechanics.
Manning the float are, from left, Newell Lowell, Frank Porter, Calvin Porter and Arthur Wood.
A fraternal organization that began in Philadelphia in 1845, the Order of United American Mechanics was a patriotic, social and benevolent group that promoted the employment of native-born workers over immigrants.
About This Item
- Title: Order of the United American Mechanics float, Westbrook, 1914
- Creation Date: 1914-06-09
- Subject Date: 1914-06-09
- Location: Cumberland Mills, Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 16 cm x 21.5 cm
- Local Code: Notebook 8, page 56
- Object Type: Image
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- Floats (Parades)--Maine--Westbrook
- Centennial celebrations--Maine--Westbrook
- Parades & processions--Maine--Westbrook
- Fraternal organizations--Maine--Westbrook
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