Polish Band in Splash Parade, Market Street and Broadway — 7/4/1920 — #4472_1
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Photograph Copyright Anderson & Middleton Company
United States — Washington (State) — Aberdeen
Photo by Anderson.
Thanks to Sam Talley who notes: "These 4th of July celebrations were held in alternate years primarily between Aberdeen and Hoquiam, but several times Cosmopolis participated. The cities tried to outdo each other with their festivities. The events were heavily attended and involved a lot of speeches and sporting events."
Thanks to Terri Middleton, who notes: "Broadway, one of Aberdeen's widest streets, was built specifically to ferry workers to the Weatherwax lumber mill at the foot of the street on the Chehalis River and back home again. Market Street, Aberdeen's other wide street, was built for the same reason but for American Mill further up the river. Both mills were in operation in the late 1880's when most of the area was still covered in timber and Aberdeen's population was fewer than 1500."
