Capt. Jack Cawford on horseback, July 4, 1899

Most of the people who poured into Dawson starting in 1897 were Americans. As a result, the Fourth of July was a big holiday. This photo, taken by Eric Hegg on July 4, 1899, shows Captain Jack Cawford on his horse in Dawson. Cawford was an American and a veteran of both the Civil War and the Indian...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hegg, Eric A., 1867-1948
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Business districts
Fourth of July celebrations
Gold rushes
Holidays
Horseback riding
Wooden sidewalks
Cawford
Jack
Capt
Hegg
Indian
Yukon
Dawson
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7348
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Summary:Most of the people who poured into Dawson starting in 1897 were Americans. As a result, the Fourth of July was a big holiday. This photo, taken by Eric Hegg on July 4, 1899, shows Captain Jack Cawford on his horse in Dawson. Cawford was an American and a veteran of both the Civil War and the Indian Wars of the 1860s and 1870s. In 1899, he was elected marshal of the holiday parade. After the parade, he recited a poem he had written in honor of the occasion. Original title: Capt. Jack Cawford. Marshal of the day, July 4th 99. Dawson Y.T. Original photograph: Hegg, E.A., July 4, 1899. Copied after 1975 by the Museum of History and Industry. 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 15 x 19 cm.

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