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1) Photo taken at Drummers Club ?. Showing scenes from bicentennial. One of a group of sixteen monochrome negatives. The Melodares. Chet Dragon? Unidentified.
2) Newspaper clipping discussing Chet Dragon's polka band

Taken at Drummer's Club (inside). Showing scenes from bicentennial. One of a group of sixteen monochrome negatives.

Showing scenes from bicentennial. One of a group of sixteen monochrome negatives. Unidentified.

Taken of Drummers Club. Showing scenes from bicentennial. One of a group of sixteen monochrome negatives. Unidentified.

Unidentified men. Showing scenes from bicentennial. One of a group of sixteen monochrome negatives.

Unidentified men. Showing scenes from bicentennial. One of a group of sixteen monochrome negatives.

This black and white photographic postcard shows a party at Russell Conwell's home. Could be 'Old Home Week' with Russell Conwell when he returned to Worthington in autumn. People are dressed in good clothing. Note people on roof. The view of the…

This black and white to sepia tone post card shows the casino before it was moved to the rear of the Worthington Inn. It is printed upside down. The casino was behind Bill Chamberlin's house (behind the library) on Buffington Hill Road before it was…

Black and white photographic post card advertising 'Fun for children and grownups at Lafayette Lodge, Worthington, Mass.' This picture was taken after the casino was moved to the Lafayette Lodge site (December 1917) and before the time it burned down…

Black and white glossy of the Worthington Inn showing back portion of a 1920s car. Taken in the winter. Two copies, one of which (belonging to Elsie V. Bartlett) indicated the Lafayette Lodge burned at 1:00 a.m. on February 27, 1931. The Worthington…

Black and white glossy of Alfred Watson Trow (1862-1938). His wife, Ida (1861-1933), was daughter of Jacob Bartlett, first innkeeper. The Trows were were owners of Worthington Inn.' View from Four Corners. This image was used in Papers on the History…

Jacob Bartlett Hotel, built in 1858, burned in 1898. Then Worthington Inn was built on the site. In 1983, this was the site of Henry Snyder's home 'Brickhaven.' This is currently D. Wayne Fisk's home. It was Marvis (Peg) Rolland's in the1980s. The…

Black and White glossy photograph of the Noah Pierce (a.k.a. Pearce) was located on the site of the present day library 669686, 4697146. The picture was taken in the wintertime. The Pierce (a.k.a. Pearce) Tavern fell into ruin and was subsequently…

Black and white glossy photograph of children playing in front of the the Worthington Inn. View from Four Corners. The Inn is the building on the right. On the left is a house that also burned at 1:00 AM February 27, 1931. For a time, Eleanor Parsons…

This is a sepia tone photograph of the Jacob Bartlett hotel which was a prececessor building to the Worthington Inn. The Jacob Bartlett hotel, built in 1858, burned in 1898. The Worthington Inn, built on this site burned on February 27, 1931, at 1:00…

Alfred W. Trow was Worthington Inn owner and manager. View from Four Corners.' see also Ph44b.

Pierce (a.k.a. Pearce) Tavern, where Lafayette spent a night in 1825. The 'Lafayette Elm' under which he greeted townspeople the next morning is shown. Library is now on this site.' There are two copies, one large, one small. Lafayette was on his way…

Note on back of photo: 'Casino on Huntington Road - being moved to Worthington Inn. December 3, 1917.' For use in republication of Papers on the History of Worthington. The casino is the large building in the middle of the black and white glossy…

Pierce (a.k.a. Pearce) Tavern, where Lafayette spent a night in 1825. The 'Lafayette Elm' under which he greeted townspeople the next morning is shown. Library is now on this site.' Lafayette was on his way from Albany to Boston for the laying of…

This black and white glossy photograph also shows car parked on dirt road, several trees, a fire hydrant, and a flag. View from Four Corners looking along present day Old Post Road. The writing on the photo says 'laffeyette lodge.'