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Title
Parade down K Street between Seventh and Tenth
Date Created and/or Issued
1920
Contributing Institution
Sacramento Public Library
Collection
Sacramento Room Photographs
Rights Information
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description
A 1920 parade progresses along K Street at Ninth led by as traditional color guard. A military guard carries an enormous American Flag held on all sides by participants as they march, followed by lines of soldiers and sailors. A very large crowd of spectators lines the street on both sides. A daring man sits on a ledge above Purnell's Stationery taking in the action below. The marquee on the Sequoia Theatre (909 K Street) announces ""'The Mutiny of the Elsinore' now playing,"" a second sign states ""Douglas Fairbanks now playing."" Numerous businesses line K Street: Chinn-Beretta Optical Company (901 K Street), Purnell's Stationery (915 K Street), Hotel Clunie (805 K Street), Hale Brothers Department Store (825 K Street), and the Sequoia Hotel (911 K Street).
Type
image
Identifier
1082c
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll1/id/2168
Subject
Parades and Processions
Military Personnel
Uniforms
Street Scenes
Business Enterprises
Motion Picture Theaters
Stationery Stores
Department Stores
Opticians
Hotels and Motels
Clothing Stores
Source
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection

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