Rusty Ayer enjoys a pipe as a Revolutionary War re-enactor during the Elm Grove July 4 Celebration at Village Park.
Rusty Ayer enjoys a pipe as a Revolutionary War re-enactor during the Elm Grove July 4 Celebration at Village Park.
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The Revolutionary War group represented the New York 3rd Regiment in the year 1775.
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Dan Eagan of Chicago Heights, Ill., prepares for an activity.
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Rusty Ayers of Huntly, Ill., reads a copy of Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet, a newspaper of the era.
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Dressed in layers of period clothing, Revolutionary War re-enactors set up in the shade.
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The personal equipment of a Revolutionary War re-enactor.
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With the unit's flag moving in the breeze, Marvin Rasch talks about the Revolutionary War encampment.
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Rusty Ayers (right) demonstrates how a flintlock rifle works for Carter Ulschmid and William Jungbluth.
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Rusty Ayers pours boiling water into his black powder musket as he and Marvin Rasch clean their weapons.
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