Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.

Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.

1918-11

Four photographs, P-14003A through D. See Chester Times, November 9 and 11, 1918, for articles describing this event. Over 5,000 people crowded the square to witness the unveiling. The temporary shaft, erected by the Chester Rotary Club and inscribed with the names of Chester's World War I dead, was removed a year later, according to another Chester Times article on November 12, 1919. Market Square was where Market Street (now Avenue of the States) crossed 3rd Street; this address no longer exists.

P-14003C

Print, Photographic

I. Frank Lees Collection

Misc. Photo Box 02