Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Ready...Aim...Fire! Granville Rideout of Ashburnham (with sword in hand) directs the firing of the four-pound cannon that won the Brockton Symphony Orchestra audition to be heard during the "1812 Overture." Louis Ploucquet, of Canaan, N.H., does the actual firing.
Ready...Aim...Fire! Granville Rideout of Ashburnham (with sword in hand) directs the firing of the four-pound cannon that won the Brockton Symphony Orchestra audition to be heard during the "1812 Overture." Louis Ploucquet, of Canaan, N.H., does the actual firing.
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Ready...Aim...Fire! Granville Rideout of Ashburnham (with sword in hand) directs the firing of the four-pound cannon that won the Brockton Symphony Orchestra audition to be heard during the "1812 Overture." Louis Ploucquet, of Canaan, N.H., does the actual firing.

Kelly, Frank (Photographer) · [ca. May 1967]

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