Gov. Samuel McCall Giving Speech at Carter Park, Main Street

Handwritten Notes: "Speaker was Gov. Samuel McCall / Lieut. Gov. Calvin Coolidge (no hat) over the Gov. left shoulder. / Scene - Location now Carter Park / Part of the ceremony on the presentation of a plaque to the town of Gay Head for having the largest percentage...*"

Signs: Troop 1 / Vineyard Haven, Mass.; Gay Head; Oak Bluffs

* ... "of the population in the armed services of any other town in the commonwealth. / 1918"

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Date: 1918
Location: Vineyard Haven - downtown - Main Street + Union Street
People: McCall, Samuel, Gov.; Coolidge, Calvin, Lieut. Gov.
Keywords: speeches; ceremonies; crowds