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[On back of photograph]: "This painting is on the side of the van that accompanied the reenactors from Rhode Island to Virginia via Bristol"
Part of a group of people who portrayed French soldiers who marched from Rhode Island in 1781 to Yorktown, VA to help Washington defeat the British at the Battle of Yorktown. This was the 225th Anniversary. This group followed the original route used by the French. They stopped in Bristol as it was part of the route. -
[On back of photograph]: "Harold D. Mitchener, Carol Mitchener, Bristol Day 10-17-87"
Harold and Carol Mitchener are on the left, man in Union soldier uniform and girl unidentified. -
[On back of photograph]: "Gazela -- Bristol Day 1985"
This is a tall mast ship that sailed up from the Philadelphia waterfront for several Historic Bristol Day celebrations. -
[On back of photograph]: "Civil War encampment, 10-17-87 on grounds of Bell Mansion, now apartments. Bristol Day"
Located at 824 Radcliffe Street -
[On back of photograph]: "Bristol Day 10-17-87, Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara???"
Man appears to be wearing a replica Union solider uniform. People unidentified.