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Monday, April 8, 2013

Picture Perfect: ARRANGED

The men lined up in their positions. They stood proud and tall, arranged by their rank and duties celebrating an important event in the history of Connecticut, THE POWDER HOUSE DAY. The event took place in the city of New Haven on April 22nd 1775, led by Benedict Arnold with the 2nd Company of Governor's Foot Guard demanding the key to the King's (gun) powder. The troops wanted to support and help their countrymen who fought against British army in Cambridge. The fifty-eight members of the Governor's Foot Guard took the powder, ball and flint, and went off to the Battle of Lexington.

The men and women in this picture were some of the volunteers who every year honoring the Powder House Day by doing the re-enactment of the event. The ensembles that these men and women wore at this celebration was the Winter Dress style of the Governor's Foot Guard from 1893. The Second Company of Governor's Foot Guard was a military organization that was established in New Haven, Connecticut. Their purpose was to protect the Governor and the people of the state of Connecticut during the Revolutionary War. To see more of the photos from the event, please feel free to visit my other blog: The Red Coats Army in New Haven.

This is my entry for Picture Perfect: ARRANGED.


The 2nd Company Governor's Foot Guard
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9 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    Neatly arranged troops.

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    1. DiApril 8, 2013 at 2:11 PM

      They were, Anders. Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. HeatherApril 8, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    that is stunning...love it..

    my pic was taken in Sacramento, California :)

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  3. kittywrenApril 8, 2013 at 2:02 PM

    Very smartly arranged soldiers indeed. Lovely and colourful.

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  4. Barbara GordonApril 8, 2013 at 6:00 PM

    Nice picture indeed..! The coloring looks so good in the picture. I love the re-enactments. Some of the ladies in my lace group have participated in them also.

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  5. SofiaApril 8, 2013 at 6:36 PM

    What a nice arrangement! perfect for this theme.

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  6. AnonymousApril 8, 2013 at 7:15 PM

    Very smartly arrayed and colorful! I wonder what the troops did when they arrived in Lexington. The Battle took place on April 17.

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  7. Danette April 8, 2013 at 7:21 PM

    I love your interpretation of the theme! This is marvelous...

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  8. AnonymousApril 9, 2013 at 4:39 AM

    Gosh where did they get the tall guy, lol. Lovely colorful arrangment! - Furball (KK)

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