Illegible

Johnson Collection

1917

This tinted photo features three vehicles in an Anchorage fourth-of-July parade in 1917. Coming down the finely textured street toward the left of the camera, the first car in left foreground is a roadster containing two men in suits, flying the American flag from the stern with a duplicate flag covering the engine hood. A second car, mostly covered in bunting, follows, also containing two men in suits. In far middle ground at right two men in firemen uniforms drive two horses pulling an apparent fire apparatus covered in bunting and flying flags. Beyond the cars at left foreground spectators stand on the sidewalk. At left middle ground stand a two-story white house and a large building resembling a church. Beyond the church a large crowd is assembled along the sidewalk. Beyond the crowd past the church several other buildings are visible, one displaying a sign proclaiming the "Anchorage Daily Times". In background at extreme right a man on horesback and many American flags are visible.

Anchorage, Alaska

Tinted Black & White paper print, 3-1/4" x 5-3/4"

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