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| Title | Peace Arch ceremonies, Blaine, Washington, 1950 |
| Photographer | Miller
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1950 |
| Caption | The Peace Arch stands on the international boundary between Blaine, Washington, and Douglas, British Columbia. The 67-foot, concrete and reinforced steel Arch was constructed to commemorate the centennial (1814-1914) of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814, which ended the war of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. It was dedicated on September 6, 1921.
This photo shows ceremonies held on September 22, 1950 to commemorate peace between the United States and Canada. Ceremonies are held annually. |
| Notes | Caption information source: http://www.peacearchpark.org/history.htm
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): October 30, 1950 |
| Subjects | Flags; Parades—Washington (State)—Blaine; Peace Arch State Park (Blaine, Wash.) |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Blaine |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.1071.1 |
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| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film positive as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
