Post-War Civic Pride: Archive of Four Original Parade Float Photographs [Frank MacCarthy News Photo] [Springfield Massachusetts History] [Americana]
Springfield, MA: Frank MacCarthy Studio, c. 1945-1948. Original Photographs. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- Frank MacCarthy’s work captured the pulse of Springfield during its industrial peak. These images represent the peak of "The Parade" as the primary form of community bonding in the 1940s. The wide shot is particularly valuable to historians as.....