William Bull and Sarah Wells Pageant photograph album, 1908

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The William Bull and Sarah Wells Pageant photograph album contains 33 photographs of an elaborate outdoor pageant of the story of William Bull and Sarah Wells, two early settlers of Orange County, N.Y.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Nadia Seiler, Clayton Lewis, 2005, 2014

Background

Scope and Content:

The William Bull and Sarah Wells Pageant photograph album (19 x 26 cm) contains 33 photographs of an elaborate outdoor pageant of the story of William Bull and Sarah Wells, two early settlers of Orange County, N.Y. It features locals dressed up as settlers and Indians and a house of logs constructed on site. Images of the reenactment also include the courtship and wedding of Bull and Wells, a wedding dance, and the making of plans to build a stone house. This pageant may be part of a family reunion, an ongoing Independence Day ritual, but also includes thanksgiving scenes of a meal shared by Indians and settlers. Prominently featured in one photograph are William Bull V and VII, descendants of William Bull and Sarah Wells.

The album has an unmarked black cloth cover and is housed in a gray wrapper with blue cloth binding.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Doug Price, 1994. F-200 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Arrangement:

This collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Bibliography

Cornwall (N.Y.) Independence Day Committee website. http://cornwall4th.org/pageant/

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Historical reenactments--New York (State)--Orange County--1910-1920.
Family reunions--New York (State)--Orange County--1910-1920.
Indians of North America--Drama.

Formats:

Gelatin silver prints--1910-1920.
Photograph Albums--1910-1920.

Names:

Howell, Susan B.

Places:

Orange County (N.Y.)--History.