Photo Catalog Record
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Metadata
Title |
Fourth of July Oration, 1904 |
Image # |
62.4.2.229 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
July 4, 1904 |
Photographer |
Hunt, Harriet Elizabeth |
Location |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
Description |
Fourth of July Oration, 1904 Charles Cosgrove and the Metlakatla Indian Band surrounded by a 4th of July crowd on the corner of Dock and Front Streets. Old exhibit label: Fourth of July Oration, 1904 Oratory skills were highly prized in the days before radio, and attorney Charles Cosgrove apparently possessed them. Here he is, whipping up the crowd on the Fourth of July. The Metlakatla Indian Band is also participating in the ceremonies." Note: the candy / confectionary store beyond the crowd on the left side (totem pole out front) is Newt Casperson's confectionary store (note the bottles of root beer in front of the store. Previously this location housed the Palace Cafe before the Palace moved to Dock Street in Oct 1903. This same Front Street building continued to house a confectionary type store for the next 20 plus years. Business names below not confirmed - based on owner 05/10/2013 ERB Palace Cafe ? - 10/1903 Casperson confectionary 12/1903 - 1905? J.P. Smith 1905? - 1906? (not positive he operated a store in this location or just bought the business) Pollards confectionary 3/1906 - 4/1913) G.B. Smith confectionary 4/1913 - 1914? Bob Graham's confectionary 1914? - 3/1925 Macdonald's Confectionary 1925 - ? ? |
Provenance |
Duplicate image is: 91.1.8.265 Roppel, p.67: "The oration was generally the opening event of every Fourth of July celebration. The topic centered on freedom, the Declaration of Independence, and events leading up to its signing. Eloquence was highly appreciated and greeted with enthusiastic applause. This particular Fourth of July oration took place in Ketchikan in 1905 [1904] with Charles Cosgrove, an attorney, delivering the address. (R.N. DeArmond collection)." |
Film Size |
6 1/2" x 8 1/2" Glass Plate |
Print size |
20.4 cm x 25.8 cm |
Physical Description |
Whole/Part - WHOLE |
People |
Cosgrove, Charles Hunt, Harriet Elizabeth |
Search Terms |
Ketchikan, Alaska Clark House Front Street Main Street Metlakatla Indian Band Band Fourth of July Dock Street Hunt Family (related to) |
Relation |
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Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 62.4.2.229 |