Long procession of marching sailors seen from upper story of building, looking south along State street, with ships anchored in…
The photo was taken from the top of L.D. Pike Block on Holly Street, downtown Bellingham, WA. The Henry Hotel (now YMCA) is on the left. Two divisions of the Great White Fleet of the US Navy visited Bellingham Bay in May of 1908. The main event was a parade of 500 sailors marching through town, down Elk (State) Street to Whatcom Creek. Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry was at the head of the parade.
Object Details
Creators/Contributors
Biery, Galen - Creator open_in_new Biery, Galen's website (opens in new tab)
Collection
collections Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs
Date Created
Circa 1900 (date is approximate) to Circa 1910 (date is approximate)
Extent
- 1 black and white print
- 7 x 5
Publisher
Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Physical location
- WaBeCP
- Western Washington University
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Galen Biery papers and photographs
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Identifier
gb1463
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