028.03.160 Memorial Day Service Portugal Cove NFLD Sunday July 1 1962. Photo courtesy of The Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Archives |
In April, I digitized a set of 35mm slides for the Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's. The slides are included in the Allen and Pearl Squires fonds, which contains photographs, WW2 correspondence, and other material that accompanied a monetary donation which funded the community library. The photographs where taken on two separate summer trips, in 1954 and 1962, to visit Allen Squires hometown of St. Philip's and surrounding communities. With Allen's background in the 166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment Royal Artillery, they took photographs of multiple war memorials around the Avalon Peninsula, including a Memorial Day service in Portugal Cove. The photographs show the large crowd in attendance, the Portugal Cove War Memorial, St. Lawrence Anglican Church, and the surrounding homes and landscape.
028.03.158 Memorial Day Service Portugal Cove, NFLD Sunday July 1 1962. Photo courtesy of the Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Archives. |
One of the images shows the parade heading towards the memorial, and the photographer. Pearl Squires labeled the slide as "Mr. Churchill
World War I Veteran in Front,” however the man in the center has been identified by relatives as Archibald Greeley. Two men carry flags at the head of the parade. To the left is the Civil or Pilot Jack and to the right is a Royal British Legion flag.
028.03.162 Memorial Day Service Parade Portugal Cove. Sunday July 1 1962. Photo courtesy of the Portugal Cove-St.Philip's Archives. |
028.03.163 Memorial Sunday Service Monument Portugal Cove. Sunday July 1 1962. Photograph courtesy of the Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Archives. |
~ Kelly
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