Saint Andrew's Ball, Dawson, Yukon Territory, November 30, 1900

• Main Author: Cantwell, George G.
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Balls (Parties) > Yukon > Dawson; Ballrooms > Yukon > Dawson; Ballroom dancing > Yukon > Dawson; Ball dresses; Festive decorations > Yukon > Dawson; Flags > American; Flags > British; Atwood; Canada; Hegg; Yukon; Dawson
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2980

PH Coll 298.16 According to a Pittsburgh Press interview in 1902 with a woman from Dawson, the St. Andrew's Ball was the "great social event of the year." Newspaper accounts of the 1900 celebration noted the elaborate clothing and decorations as evidence that mining towns could still...