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Four men marching in Independence Day parade, Seattle, July 4, 1938
Four men marching in Independence Day parade, Seattle, July 4, 1938
TitleFour men marching in Independence Day parade, Seattle, July 4, 1938
PhotographerStaff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date1938
CaptionOver 6, 000 people marched in Seattle's 1938 Independence Day parade. Military units and civic groups marched down Second Avenue to Yesler Way, then up to Fourth Avenue and back to Virginia Street. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer estimated that tens of thousands of spectators crowded the downtown area, standing 10 to 20 deep along the parade route.
NotesHandwritten on negative: 4th July parade.

Handwritten on sleeve: Spirit of '76.

Caption by MOHAI staff.

Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 9, 1938.
SubjectsFourth of July celebrations--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parades & processions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Costumes--Washington (State)--Seattle; Drums--Washington (State)--Seattle; Flutes--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Spectators--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image NumberPI23280
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph.
Credit LineSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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