Dewey Day bonfire

G-2424_DeweyBonfire.jpg

Title

Dewey Day bonfire

Creator

Oren W. Hills

Description

Photograph of the sixty foot stack of barrels and kindling of the bonfire constructed for the Dewey Day festivities in Montpelier, Vermont on October 12, 1899. The celebrations were in the honor of Admiral George Dewey, who was born in Montpelier, for his actions during the Spanish-American War.

Source

Hills Beliveau Collection

Extent

1 glass negative: 7 x 5 in

Identifier

G-2424_DeweyBonfire.jpg

Format

jpeg

Medium

Glass negative

Citation

Oren W. Hills, “Dewey Day bonfire,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed December 19, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/4940.