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Abstract

SV350 — Nelson Dionne Collection. View of a float for the centennial celebration in Salem, Mass., on July 4, 1876, festooned with greenery. It is topped by an arch displaying the biblically-derived quote of "Whosever Will Let Will Come" (from Revelations 22:17) and features below it a large Christian cross draped in flowers with American stripes at its center. A group of unidentified girls are sitting on the float, and a sign stating "Free Churches, Free Schools" is displayed on the float to the right. Published by Perkins & Lefavour, 238 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., c. 1876.