Parade in Sedgwick in 1898

Creator

Preview

Identifier

2009100387

Approximate Date

January 1898

Description

This black and white photograph features Sedgwick in 1898. Slightly elevated view, showing a parade on the dirt street in the business section of town. Parade elements beginning in lower left corner are: approximately twelve men with various musical instruments, then a larger group of older men - some in uniforms and carrying rifles. Scattered around the parade line are groups of people observing the event. A number of horses, wagons, and carriages are visible throughout the photo. Two-story brick business buildings are visible in the background. Sign on side wall of one brick building reads: "Pantagraph Office." Written on back of photo: "Jess Napier band & GAR member, Sedgwick 1898. Donated by E. C. Utz, Newton."

Physical Description

8" x 10" photograph

Subject

Parades & processions, Musical instruments, Dirt roads, Men, Women, Boys, Girls, Horses, Carts & wagons, Flags, Buildings, Trees, Sedgwick (Kan.), Harvey County (Kan.)

Rights

© Harvey County Historical Museum. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. To request permission, contact info@hchm.org. Please credit Harvey County Historical Museum as your source.

Publisher

Access provided by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

Harvey County Towns and Rural Areas, Photo Box 19 E Sedgwick

Repository

Harvey County Historical Museum

Comments

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Recommended Citation

"Parade in Sedgwick in 1898" (1898). Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs. 1318.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/harvey/1318

Language

eng