Greek Independence Day celebration, Hellenic-American School of Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts

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Index data: All photos depict the observance of Greek Independence Day at Lowell, Massachusetts, March 25, 1988. 2-7, Students from Hellenic-American School, teachers, priests, and others gather around monument to Greek veterans on Broadway. One side of the monument reads: "Erected by the Greek-American Legion of Lowell in Memory of Our Departed Brothers in Arms," The other side reads: "Lest We Forget."; 8-9, Students march along Dummer Street, past the Hellenic Cultural Center; 10, Father Philip Gialopsos (left) and Father Nicholas Kastanas at ceremony at monument to Lowell's first Greek's on Dummer Street; 11-15, Girls wait for ceremony at second monument to end; 16-21, Students from Hellenic-American school stand on steps of Lowell City Hall; 23, Anastasios Kalogianis, President of the Parish Council of the Holy Trinity Church, raises Greek flag at City Hall as others look on; 24, Students at steps of City Hall; Dimitrios Mattheos (left) videotapes activities; 25-30, Students at steps of City Hall; 31-32, Members of Lowell High School Band, and spectators in front of City Hall; 33, Students from Hellenic-American School perform Greek dances in front of City Hall; NOTE: These photos are followed by the images that appear on contact sheet LFP-DT-B405.

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folklore massachusetts ethnography documentary photographs lowell lowell folklife project collection american folklife center douglas denatale david alan taylor greek independence day celebration hellenic american school ultra high resolution high resolution flag library of congress
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01/01/1988
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lowell
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Library of Congress
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folklore massachusetts ethnography documentary photographs lowell lowell folklife project collection american folklife center douglas denatale david alan taylor greek independence day celebration hellenic american school ultra high resolution high resolution flag library of congress