Stockwell House on North Broadway. Organization of Shriners parade.

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DescriptionLocated on North 28th Street, the Stockwell House was owned by George Stockwell. See - 'Made Big Fight With Assailant', Billings Daily Gazette, October 31, 1909. The lower portion of the building housed stores, while the upper part served as a residential space. Mrs. Stockwell also hosted many weddings in the building. See - 'Weddings, Engagements', Billings Daily Gazette, November 21, 1909. The Chicago building was home to the Bank of Billings. Seen in this photo, it also contained a barber shop and shoe store. The horse drawn coach was provided by the Shriners. Their organization was formed in 1870 and they seek to serve children's hospitals.TypeImageCreatorUnknownGenrephotographsDate1910SubjectAncient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North AmericaCircus wagonsCamelsBrass bandsParadesContributing InstitutionBillings Public LibraryGeographic CoverageBillings, MontanaDigital CollectionBillings - Images of PlacesDigital Formatimage/jpgDigitization SpecificationEpson 1640 XL scanner. 8 x 10 image at 300 dpi, 8 bit greyscale. Master Image size - 18,000 kb.Date Digitized2015copyrightNoC-US

CollectionBillings - Images of Places

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