This edition’s Mystery Photo is one of those which you probably need to have been there to identify. There are several clues of course, but this photo is somewhat unique. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.
Bob Foreman of Grayson sent in the most recent Mystery Photo, which we thought would be difficult to identify. And it stumped most everyone, save George Graf of Palmyra, Va. He wrote: “This one took all of my perseverance, patience and wiles. I hope I’m getting the answer in under the wire. It’s the Arctic Brotherhood Hall, Skagway, Alaska. Eleven gold seeking men organized the Arctic Brotherhood fraternity on February 26, 1899, while en route on a steamer from Seattle to Skagway. The organization was formed to provide mutual assistance, friendship, and social interaction in the northern communities. Once on land they formalized the arrangement, making Skagway the first camp, as the driftwood sign “Camp Skagway No. 1” on the front of the building notes. The building was constructed in 1899, but the driftwood facade, credited to Charles O. Walker, was not built until 1900.”
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