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Flashback Photo: Re-enactment of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, 1921

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On Patriot’s Day in 1921, the annual reenactment of the midnight ride of Paul Revere — in the daytime — drew quite a crowd in front of his house in Boston. Long-time Boston Herald photographer Leslie Jones took the photo.

Crowd in front of the Paul Revere House, 1921

Crowd in front of the Paul Revere House, 1921

Read what really happened that night on April 18, 1775, in Paul Revere’s own words here.


Photo courtesy Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.

26 comments

Donna Corey
Donna Corey April 18, 2014 - 9:43 pm

North Sq, Boston, MA

New England Historical Society
New England Historical Society April 18, 2014 - 9:45 pm

^Donna, You’re awesome! Correct!

Donna Corey
Donna Corey April 18, 2014 - 9:47 pm

Thank you! I enjoy your posts!

Kimberly Buzzell-Iannantuoni
Kimberly Buzzell-Iannantuoni April 18, 2014 - 9:48 pm

Paul Revere’s house

Rob Wright
Rob Wright April 18, 2014 - 9:51 pm

North End, Boston. That’s Paul Revere’s house

Daniel C. Purdy
Daniel C. Purdy April 18, 2014 - 9:51 pm

Ditto. The only house in Boston built in the 1600’s left.

Susan Pollard Spellman
Susan Pollard Spellman April 18, 2014 - 9:58 pm

Paul Revere’s house in North End Boston.

Clare Silliman
Clare Silliman April 18, 2014 - 10:20 pm

That is one cool home.

David Clements
David Clements April 18, 2014 - 10:28 pm

The Waffle House ?

Dana McPhee
Dana McPhee April 18, 2014 - 10:35 pm

Revere House, can’t see the Hitchborn House in the photo…the Blake House in Dorchester is the oldest, if I remember correctly…

Melanie K. Petrucci
Melanie K. Petrucci April 18, 2014 - 10:41 pm

The north end??? Paul Revere s house?

Pat Cremens
Pat Cremens April 18, 2014 - 11:00 pm

Paul Revere house!

Paul Pichette
Paul Pichette April 18, 2014 - 11:23 pm

Paul Revere’s house.Garden ct, Boston’s North end.

Billy Bovaird
Billy Bovaird April 18, 2014 - 11:47 pm

It’s that place, where they did that thing………

Claudette Beerman
Claudette Beerman April 19, 2014 - 12:30 am

Paul revere house

Claudette Beerman
Claudette Beerman April 19, 2014 - 12:30 am

Paul revere house

Jason Capriotti
Jason Capriotti April 19, 2014 - 4:38 am

boston.

Scott Otis
Scott Otis April 19, 2014 - 6:50 am

Paul reveres

Margaret Dragon
Margaret Dragon April 19, 2014 - 7:50 am

North end … Paul Revere’s house.

Bill Carlson
Bill Carlson April 19, 2014 - 8:59 am

North end

Carol Scanlon
Carol Scanlon April 19, 2014 - 9:21 am

north end = revere house

Carolyn Murphy Buck
Carolyn Murphy Buck April 19, 2014 - 8:29 pm

Paul revere “s house

First Period Colonial Preservation/Restoration
First Period Colonial Preservation/Restoration April 20, 2014 - 12:56 am

Boston Ma. Paul Revere (wooden house)

Marjorie Lynch
Marjorie Lynch April 20, 2014 - 10:34 am

Paul Revere House in Boston’s North End.

Amanda J. Pruitt
Amanda J. Pruitt April 20, 2014 - 10:19 pm

Love the anchor and Paul Revere, I would love to take to Boston in a few years

Amanda J. Pruitt
Amanda J. Pruitt April 20, 2014 - 10:19 pm

Love the anchor and Paul Revere, I would love to take to Boston in a few years

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