Lexington (Mass.)

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The Real Photograph Post Card shows a memorial marker with an inscription regarding James Hayward shooting a British soldier on April 19, 1775, the day of the Battle of Lexington. The post card includes the caption: "The Hayward Pump, Lexington Mass. The Scene of the fatal shooting between the Red Coat and the volunteer."

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Lexington Monument Association membership certificate issued to Augustus Child, dated March 20, 1860. Certificate includes facsimile signatures of the officers and directors of the association. Imprint at bottom of certificate: "Drawn by Hammatt Billings. Engd & Printd by Smith & Knight, 1861."

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Munroe Tavern Historic Structure Report on a CD. Research by Mary Fuhrer from "Seeds of Liberty," an exhibition at the National Heritage Museum, was used in the Appendix of this report (with permission). Report sponsored by Lexington Historical Society.

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Post card of black and white depiction of the Munroe Taven in Lexington, Massachusetts

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This photograph album contains 61 4 x 5 in. color photographs of the ceremony.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...