Military Parade.....

[ArtillaryMan]

This photo fascinates me. Looks like WW1 era and looks like a massive parade. Seem to be 30 wide and 1/2 mile long. Thousands of troops?

 

Anyone know anything about the photo? thanks for looking.

[Jim Baker]

I also like these kind of photos. The problem with city scapes is how quickly they change.

 

There are some old sections of Denver I used to haunt as a kid and now I really have to pay attention to not get lost. You might have to find an old timer to identify the photo.

[Bob Hudson]

If you have the original print you can scan it at 300dpi and as a 300% enlargement and then you might be able to read some of thr signs on the buildings.

[ArtillaryMan]

This photo was posted on the ebay historical memorabilia board. The additional info given there was

"This photo shows a rather large parade through the main street of a small city. There is a Kress store, There is a small sign under the Kress sign which reads "Knights of Columbus", the billboard above the Kress building is an ad for "French Market Coffee", there is a sign on the building on the foreground "Camp Activities", other signs: "Quick Lunch", "Southern", "Coleman", "Capital National Bank", "W.A. HAY CIGARS". Neat signs but a bit generic. So, Where is this.

 

I expect the "captal national bank" is one clue.

 

The size of the column is what really intrigues me. And headed by a classic formation of big-wigs, with a full marching band. Must have been one helluva parade. I expect the photo was taken from the reviewing stand.

dave

[Bob Hudson]

This photo was posted on the ebay historical memorabilia board. The additional info given there was

"This photo shows a rather large parade through the main street of a small city. There is a Kress store, There is a small sign under the Kress sign which reads "Knights of Columbus", the billboard above the Kress building is an ad for "French Market Coffee", there is a sign on the building on the foreground "Camp Activities", other signs: "Quick Lunch", "Southern", "Coleman", "Capital National Bank", "W.A. HAY CIGARS". Neat signs but a bit generic. So, Where is this.

 

I expect the "captal national bank" is one clue.

 

The size of the column is what really intrigues me. And headed by a classic formation of big-wigs, with a full marching band. Must have been one helluva parade. I expect the photo was taken from the reviewing stand.

dave

 

 

back in those days, two cities had Capital National Banks were Indianapolis, Indiana and Jackson, Mississippi.

[ArtillaryMan]

Thanks! I tell the owner to ask those 2 historical societies. Would sure be interesting to know exactly what unit(s) and commanders are there.

[siege1863]

As an historian for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, who works in downtown Jackson and seen dozens of early Jackson street scenes, I can assure you this image is NOT of Jackson!

[ArtillaryMan]

As an historian for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, who works in downtown Jackson and seen dozens of early Jackson street scenes, I can assure you this image is NOT of Jackson!

[ArtillaryMan]

Thanks, siege.... Now if we can get the same type of info from Indiana, we can either solve it, or move on to other clues. I am going to review all the old Indianapolis postcards on ebay and see if they help.

 

Dave

[cpatrick]

Just think of the Civil War veterans that probably turned out in that crowd - to see the doughboys come home....

 

Outstanding photo!!

 

Chris

[37thguy]

I have a few pics of the 37th division in Montgomery ALA. They were marching in the city for the 3d, I think, Liberty Loan parade.

 

Looks familiar.