Children posing with floral decorations in Charles Town
Name/Title
Children at unknown event in Charles Town
Entry/Object ID
IMG2024.036.001
Description
Black and white mounted photograph of a group of children in Charles Town wearing white clothing in flowers, supervised by a woman. A note on the cardboard part of the original frame says "Unknown event in Charles Town SWW [Samuel Walter Washington] is at far right (standing) next to him (on his right) is Frances Packett (Todd)"
Photograph Details
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Charles Town, Jefferson County, WV
Context
Museum historian Doug Perks has suggested that the "unknown" event the children are attending could be May Day or Decoration Day for Confederate veterans.
