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1938 Hampton Tercentenary
Photographs

By David F. Colt, Sr.

"A Colt Photo"

[Courtesy David F. Colt, Jr.]

Tercentenary Letterhead

l.to r.: Merrill Smith, Bill Elliot,
Stan Brown & Bill Holman; front,
l. to r.:
Shirley Brown, Jackie Cate,
Gwendolyn Joubert, Gail Janvrin
1.

Church Service in Pantomine
Church service in pantomine
William D. Holman, presiding.
2.

Depot Square
Depot Square &
Boston & Maine Railroad Depot
3.

Depot Square in winter
Depot Square in winter
4.

Burke's Diner
Burke's Diner
Lafayette Road
Burke's Diner ad from August 25, 1938 Hampton Union
5.

Odd Fellows and 'Cogger Block'
Odd Fellows Block/Hampton Diner/First National Store
Fearer's Shoe Store/Johnston's Restaurant
6.

Lane Memorial Library
Lane Memorial Library
7.

Fire Station No. 2 and
American Legion Post 35 hall.
Old Hampton Academy in background.
8.

Hampton Center Garage
Hampton Center Garage on right.
Railroad water tower in rear.
9.

Lamies Tavern/Goody Cole Room
"Goody" Cole Room & Lamie's Tavern looking north.
Hampton Center Garage at left.
10.

Hampton Center
Left to right: Rand's, Marelli's,
Hampton Water Works, Colt News Store.
11.

Hampton Center looking south.
Looking south, Odd Fellows Block
in background, Town Clock in steeple.
The building was gutted by fire
on Jan. 27, 1990 and razed.
12.

Hampton Centre School - 1922
Hampton Centre School
Established 1922
13.

Hampton Beach Casino and Ocean House
Hampton Beach Casino with Ocean House at right.
14.

Young Puritans on the Green
l to r: Gwendolyn Joubert, Gail Janvrin,
Huey Janvrin, Jackie Cate.
15.

A Puritan in the stocks.
16.
Phyllis Tucker in the stocks as "Goody" Cole. Jackie & Peter Brooks, Mrs. G. Roland Janvrin, Eleanor Palmer, Alta Gilmore, & Shirlie Adele Arnold. Jackie & Peter are Natalie Brooks' cousins. Their father is John W. R. Brooks, the Moderator. Natalie's father is John's brother, David.

(Unknown persons on the Green.)
17.

Unknown person and Shirley Arnold
Eleanor Palmer & Shirley Arnold on Meeting House Green
18.

Interior of Congregational Church
Interior of First Congregational Church
19.

First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of Hampton
20.

1st Congregational Church
First Congregational Church of Hampton
1638 - 1938
21.

Hampton Academy steeple
Hampton Academy steeple
coming down, 1940
22.

Hampton Town Hall
Hampton Town Hall
1797 -- 1949
23.

'Miss Hampton' float
1938 "Miss Hampton" float in front of Ashworth Hotel
24.

Model of Hampton Academy
Model of Hampton Academy
25.

Aerial view of Hampton Beach
Aerial view of Hampton Beach
26.

Drama of Winnacunnet
"Drama of Winnacunnet" pageant in daytime.
28.

Drama of Winnacunnet
"Drama of Winnacunnet" pageant at nighttime.
28.

Drama of Winnacunnet
"Drama of Winnacunnet" pageant at nighttime.
29.

Tuck Athletic Field
Tuck Athletic Field
30.

Meeting House Green
Meeting House Green
31.

Founder's Park
Founder's Park and Memorial Boulder
32.

Log Cabin replica
Log Cabin replica on Meeting House Green
33.

[All photographs in this series by Barbara Colt and David F. Colt, Sr., courtesy of David F. Colt, Jr. -- 2000]