The Fourth of July through the years
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Like most small towns across the nation, Sandpoint has celebrated our country’s independence on July 4 over the years with a great show of patriotism and mirth. We reached out to the Bonner County History Museum and asked them for a few photos of Fourth of July festivities throughout history and they delivered with these poignant black-and-white photos from celebrations over the years. Special thanks to the museum for the photos.
A float and group of nurses marching in the July 4 parade in 1919. The bulk of the parade that year was made up of veterans and nurses celebrating the end of WWI. Photo courtesy Bonner County History Museum.
A July 4 parade in Sandpoint on Pine Street in 1906. By Bonner County History Museum.
Cecil McConnel on “Colburn,” a bicycle decorated as a parade float, while the July 4 parade in 1938 was forming on Fourth Street in Sandpoint near the Presbyterian Church. Photo by Bonner County History Museum.
An undated July 4 parade photo, most likely from the early 1960s. Photo courtesy Bonner County History Museum.
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