P9227

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Details

ID Number

P9227

Item Name

image

Title

Orange Order Parade / Défilé de L'Ordre d'Orange

Title (Fre)

Défilé de L'Ordre d'Orange

Description

View of a parade of men and a marching band in military-style dress; several flags can be seen including those of the U.S. and the Dominion of Canada; spectators are gathered on this sunny summer day, several ladies carrying umbrellas against the sun; several unidentified dwellings and a horse farm are in the background.

History

Possibly a July 12 Orange Order parade in Sandwich. The 12th of July is the Orange Order's biggest holiday, commemorating the defeat of Catholic King James II by King William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne on July 12, 1690.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Flags / Drapeaux

Lawrence, Margaret

Marching bands / Fanfares

Militarism / Militarisme

Military uniforms / Uniformes militaires

Orange Order / L'Ordre d'Orange

Parades & processions / Défilés et cortèges

Sandwich (Ont.)

Spectators / Spectateurs

Umbrellas / Parapluies

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