A Conversation with Dewitt DeLawter: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the July 4th Parade Buttons, A Local Tradition That “Makes Hingham, Hingham”

Black and white photograph taken at Hingham’s 4th of July parade c. 1960. A horse-drawn carriage with four men riding in it passes Old Ship Church. They are headed south, not the usual direction for Hingham’s parade. The parade may be over; the sparse crowd suggests this as well. Note on back reads, “Hingham Camera …

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