Centennial Flag Raising Ceremony at Fort Okanogan, 1911
Title
Centennial Flag Raising Ceremony at Fort Okanogan , 1911
Photographer
Matsura , Frank , 1873-1913 .
Description
On July 3 1911 , the people of Okanogan and surrounding towns held a flag raising ceremony in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Hudson Bay Company's Fort Okanogan . Mr . H . H . Gilstrap of the Washington State Historical Society attended (center , dark suit and white mustache) and gave a speech on the fort's historical significance to the travelers and expeditions of its time . The Society agreed to furnish a granite monument for the site . Judge William C . Brown of Okanogan (beside him right , holding hat) also spoke--on the discovery of the Okanogan River by David Thompson in July 1811 . From left to right : Jack Flannighan of Okanogan , unknown , Mr . Baptis of Wenatchee and the Okanogan Steamboat Company . The two women are Hatty and Lucy Freer , (Lucy holding a small child) and behind them is James Gard of Okanogan . In between William C . Brown and H . H . Gilstrap in back is Mayor Harry J . Kerr . To the left of Edwin Ells is Mr . Clark Evans , manager of the Hoo Hoo Ranch . To the right of the American Flag with his arms crossed is Forest Supervisor H.M . Hale .
Subject
Centennial celebrations--American ; Flags--Washington (State)--Okanogan ; Gilstrap , H . H. ; Brown , William Compton ; Flannighan , Jack ; Freer , Hatty ; Freer , Lucy ; Baptis ; Gard , Jason Edwin ; Kerr , Harry J. ; Evans , Clark ; Hale , H . M .
Date
1911
Type
Image
Genre
Group portraits
Location
Fort Okanogan , WA
Identifier
pc035b1f22n02
Source
Is found in PC 35, Frank S. Matsura Collection http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc35.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) http://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Rights Notes
No known copyright. Item went into public domain 70 years after the 1913 death of the author.
Restrictions
For permission to publish please contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335-6691 or the Okanogan Historical Society (509) 422-4272
Format
Original photographic prints were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENT database at the WSU Libraries.
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