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Title
Children
on
Parade
During
Days
of
’49
Date
1922
Description
This
May
23
,
1922
,
photograph
captures
a
procession
of
costumed
children
moving
down
through
the
600
block
of
J
Street
during
the
Days
of
’49
celebration
. The
event
was
started
in
1922
to
commemorate
the
founding
of
Sacramento
. The
parade
included
a
reenactment
of
Captain
John
Sutter’s
exploration
of the
area
and
eventual
founding
of the
fort
that would
bear
his
name
.
Seventy-five
Native
Americans
were
brought
in from
various
Nevada
reservations
to
make
the
event
more
authentic
.
Along
another
stretch
of
J
Street
, a
skirmish
was
reenacted
as
Sutter
is
rescued
from the
group
by the
Captain’s
namesake
militia
, the
Sutter
Rifles
,
which
was
made
up
of
men
stationed
at
Mather
Field
.
Format
8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution
Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights
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.
Street/Neighborhood
Sixth
and
J
Streets
;
Downtown
City/County
Sacramento
Subjects
Children
Street Scenes
Parades and Processions
Festivals and Celebrations
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
523
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