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Front view of the Soldiers Monument with the tower of the new High School in the background

View of the crowd gathered for the unveiling of the soldiers monument May 30, 1921 with front of Chicopee High School in the background

Inscription on the plaque at the base of the Soldiers Monument

Kilty Band leading the Memorial Day Parade through downtown Chicopee May 30, 1921

Wreath of all the city's Polish societies being carried by four Girl Scouts in the Memorial Day Parade

Advance Guard entering Calvary Cemetery during the Memorial Day Parade May 30, 1921

Memorial Day Parade marchers enter Calvary Cemetery during the Memorial Day Parade May 30, 1921

Pan-Greek Society Float, decorated with flags and banners, in the Memorial Day Parade May 30, 1921

People standing by graves in the Maple Grove Cemetery during the soldier's memorial day events on May 30, 1921

Captain Nellie L. Miller of Girl Scout Troop I

Boy Scout Honor Corps from Troop I getting ready for the upcoming soldiers memorial day parade

Girl Scouts in marching line with Flag in front of a building on May 29, 1921

Soldiers Monument unveiled and decorated for Memorial Day 1921

Chicopee Mayor James Higgins at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Children from the Montcalm School singing at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Pupils from the Montcalm School march with a large flag as part of the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Red Cross Detail at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Fairview Children decorate the monument at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Rev. Dr. W. F. Koonsen gave the opening prayer at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Chairman Buckley opens the ceremony for the dedication of the Soldiers Monument

John C. Gray, Superintendent of Schools, speaks at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Rev. Epinard speaks at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Rep. Leo P. Senecal speaks to the crowd at the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Joseph M. Grise at the podium during the dedication of the Soldiers Monument 1921

Walter Rathburn of the Holyoke Telegram speaks on behalf of former Mayor Daniel J. Coakley

Big trees front Oxford Country Club

Tree on Riverview Terrace

Dedication of the Willimansett soldiers and sailors monument at the Chapin School

Crowd at the dedication of the Willimansett soldiers and sailors monument at the Chapin School

Dedication of the Willimansett soldiers and sailors monument at the Chapin School showing crowd of people in attendance

Mayor Higgins, in dark suit, speaks at a Memorial Day ceremony, 1920

Reverend Kames Ainslie, of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, conducting Memorial Day services on the step of Chicopee City Hall in 1920

Memorial Day ceremonies in 1920 included a firing squad at Maple Grove Cemetery

Reverend Brucho speaking at the Memorial Day ceremonies

Memorial Day ceremonies at the East Street Cemetery

Memorial Day ceremonies at the Calvary Cemetery showing the large crows in attendance

Memorial Day ceremonies at the Calvary Cemetery showing the large crows in attendance

Memorial Day ceremonies at the East Street Cemetery

The first Memorial Day ceremony took place at the Chicopee Street Cemetery

Memorial Day under the big tree at St. Patrick's Cemetery

Memorial Day ceremonies were held under the big tree at St. Patrick's Cemetery

A group of junior high school students who sang at several of the Memorial Day services in the city

Memorial Day at St. Rose Cemetery in Aldenville

A dog sits in the grass watching Memorial Day ceremonies

Memorial Day ceremonies at the Maple Grove Cemetery showing the large crows in attendance

Saint Ann's Church on Britton Street in the Fairview section of Chicopee

Holy Name rectory and church school

Saint Ann rectory in the Fairview section of Chicopee

St. Patrick's Rectory

St. Patrick's Church with crowd coming out the front

The school building at St. Patrick's Church on Montgomery Street

St. Patrick's Church and Convent

St. Stanislaw Church in the winter showing the church and roads around it

Independent Polish Church and parsonage on Bell Street

St. Stanislaw Church, Rectory and Nunnery

St. Stanislaw School, Hall and Nunnery

St. Joachim's Church

St. Joachim's Rectory

Nativity Church Rectory in Willimansett showing the front and left side

Church of the Nativity on Chicopee Street showing the left side and steeple

Home of 34th Governor of Massachusetts George D. Robinson (from 1884 - 1887)

The front and attached building of the Notre Dame Sisters Center on Cabot Street

The Elms Academy main building from a distance and blocked by trees

Front view of trees growing at the Assumption Parochial School on Center Street

St. Rose Church on Grattan Street in Chicopee with children playing in front

Looking at the front of the St. Rose Church Rectory in Aldenville

View of the St. Constantine Church on Grattan Street serving the Greek community

A front view of the home of the Sisters of St. Rose in Aldenville

Left side view of the First Congregational Church on Chicopee Street in the winter

White church built in 1872

View of the First Congregational Church Parsonage from the front with trees on either side

Looking at the front of the Faith Methodist Church in Aldenville

Front view of the Beulah Baptist Church on Chicopee Street in Willimansett

The Central Methodist Church from the corner of Center Street and Nonotuck Ave showing the trees and building

The Central Methodist Church and parsonage from the corner of Center Street and Nonotuck Ave in winter without the trees blocking the view of the building

Third Congregational Church from across Springfield Street showing the steeple and telephone poles

Second Congregational Church front from Belcher Street with tree

Front view of the Central Baptist Church building that was being used at the time as a moving picture house

Left side view of the First Baptist Church with a police officer walking along the front

Unitarian Church from Fairview Ave and Grape Street

Parish house of the Grace Church located on Springfield Street

View of front entrance to the United Presbyterian Church with the buildings around it

Looking at the Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory showing the front entrance and the left side

Group of officials, including men and women, dressed in formal wear in front of a truck with a Salvation Army fund raising poster on the side

Captain Charlie Ludden and Lieutenant Bill Davidson collecting for Salvation Army Coin Drive in front of the Fisk Tire Plant

Salvation Army Coin Drive volunteers on the back of a truck holding buckets

Preston Pond playing Hurdy-Gurdy in the Salvation Army Coin Drive

View of the crowd gathered for the Salvation Army Coin Drive in front of the Fisk Tire Plant

View of the crowd gathered for the Salvation Army Coin Drive in front of the Fisk Tire Plant

Small group of children in Sunday Dress gathered for the Salvation Army Coin Drive in front of the Fisk Tire Plant

View looking east on West Main Street on Gasless Sunday, September 1, 1918

View looking down Exchange Street on Gasless Sunday, September 1, 1918

Empty street scene looking towards Chicopee City Hall and Market Square on Gasless Sunday

Five people, two women and three men, stand with a car in front of building

The wife of Russ Gilbert standing near Bercham Bend Spring

Russ Gilbert takes a drink from the fountain at Bercham Bend Spring

View of the Willimansett Railroad Station from the rails of the Boston and Maine rail line

Looking South over the valley and the Connecticut River from the grounds of Chicopee City Hospital

Full span of the covered bridge over the Chicopee River with Ames Manufacturing Plant

Left side and front view of the Royal School in Fairview with the standpipe in the background

Central Fire Station on Cabot Street showing the side covered in vines and flower boxes

Looking at the gardens at Riverview Terrace showing the rows of crops and trees in the background

Two large horses (possibly Chestnuts) drawing a carriage on Broadway Street with the school department building on the right

Small white cat lounging on a porch

A priest with attendants leads a long procession of adults, dressed in black and white formal attire, and children dressed in religious attire

Two young girls, front left, with American flags, watch a line of young women with a line of children following them in a formal procession

A large procession of girls wearing white first communion dresses and carrying flowers walks from left to right in the frame

A large procession of girls wearing white first communion dresses and carrying tall candles walks from left to right in the frame

A large procession of boys wearing dark first communion suits and carrying candles walks from left to right in the frame

A large procession of girls wearing white first communion dresses and carrying candles walks from left to right in the frame

A women dressed in white and wearing a hat carries a banner among a crowd of other men and women

A large crowd waits outside the St. Stanislaw Church

A young girls stands in front of a shrub wearing a white dress and holding flowers and a candle

Straight on look at three men and a woman wearing hats at the front of a line of marchers

Straight-on look at two men holding flags at the front of a line of marchers

Straight-on look at two men holding flags at the front of a line of marchers

Back right side of truck decorated with flags, plants and a sign for the Polish Women's Circle

Back left side of truck decorated with flags, plants and a sign for the Polish Women's Circle

A brass band marches forward down a street with trolley tracks as part of a parade

A line of five trombonists marching in a parade, with other band members visible behind them

Portrait of a man in military uniform sitting on a horse

Crowd in front of the Staryzk Building watching a man in military uniform leading a parade

Jitney truck full of passengers transporting people during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921

Jitney truck full of passengers transporting people during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921

Two Jitney trucks wait for passengers outside the Fisk Tire Plant, in the background, during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921

Jitney truck with the words Falls Line during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921

Two Jitney trucks wait for passengers during the suspension of the Holyoke Street Railway trolleys in 1921

Spectators gather on Main Street in Chicopee Falls to watch a fire in one of the oldest buildings in Chicopee Falls, May 7, 1921

Firemen are seen climbing a ladder with hoses to put out a fire on the top floor of the Williams Market, which was located at 103 Main Street in Chicopee Falls. Smoke can be seen pouring out of the round window near the roof of the market.

Firemen with a hose are seen climbing a ladder to put out a fire on the top floor of the Williams Market, which was located at 103 Main Street in Chicopee Falls

Scene of the fire on the top floor of the Williams Market building, which was located at 103 Main Street in Chicopee Falls, from an upper floor of the building across the street from the market. Smoke can be seen pouring out of the round window near…

Crowd standing on the sidewalk to view the fire at the Williams Market on Main Street in Chicopee Falls. To the left, a white lamp marks the entrance of the Grand Theater which was a movie theater.

View of the sandy conditions of McKinstry Avenue at the top of the road

Showing the general appearance of the area around McKinstry Avenue

Blurry and soft image of trees and plants that shows the landscape halfway up the McKinstry Avenue hill

View of a small brook that Gilbert describes as the abandoned condition of the area near Schoolhouse Road that is used as a cow path

Area around McKinstry Avenue and Schoolhouse Road southeast of the Railroad

Looking up Schoolhouse Road with a woman walking up the hill with branches down in the middle of the pathway

Schoolhouse Road showing the use of tree branches necessary for travel due the wet and sandy conditions of the area