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Reverend John Alden
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A painting of Reverend John Alden (1599 – 9/12/1687), the first person from the The Mayflower to set foot on Plymouth Rock in 1620, and the seventh signer of the Mayflower Compact, the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, on November 11, 1620. Text in lower left corner reads "(copyright) R.S. Burbank, Plymouth, Mass."
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John Alden House
Exterior of the John Alden (1599 – 9/12/1687) house, a late 17th century or early 18th century structure, which exhibits its typical Plymouth Colony style. Alden, a ship-carpenter by trade and a co...
Model of the Mayflower
Model of the Mayflower in Pilgrim Hall, a museum built in 1824. The flags of England top the sails. Copyright by A.B. Burbank, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Oil Painting
An oil painting of a wealthy, smiling gentleman wearing a suit. Text in lower left corner reads "(copyright) R.S. Burbank, Plymouth, Mass."
'Mayflower" Painting
"The 'Mayflower' in Plymouth Harbor, Mass." A copy of the painting by William F. Halsall from the collection of the Plymouth, Massachusetts colony. Painting depicts the Mayflower sitting in the har...
Governor Edward Winslow
A copy of the portrait painting of Edward Winslow, who was an American Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower as well as the Governor of the Plymouth, Massachusetts colony in 1633, 1636, and finally in 1644.
Captain John Alden
Photograph of a painting of Captain John Alden, one of the original passengers on the Mayflower.
