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| Illustration of a Chinese dragon, from the Frank A Beckwith collection |
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| Photo of a Chinese Dragon used during a celebration in Rock Springs WY, 1899 |
This Chinese Dragon was a big part of celebrations in the Intermountain West in the 1890s (including Salt Lake City) through what time period I’m not sure yet.
This illustration by Frank A. Beckwith (1876-1951) is based on an 1899 photograph taken during a celebration in Rock Springs Wyoming. The illustration and the photo are in two different archives (Utah and Wyoming).
Frank Asahel Beckwith has been dubbed “the Renaissance Man of Delta” as he was a well-known man in the deserts of Utah and his home being Delta in Millard County, Utah. He was editor and publisher of the Millard County Chronicle from 1919-1951. And he was an amateur geologist and anthropologist who collected many items.
These two images probably will not make the cut for my upcoming Chinese New Year post so I thought I would share them now.
Images:
1) Drawing: Chinese dragon, from the Frank A Beckwith collection of Delta City library, digital image housed at Marriott Library, University of Utah.
2) Photo: Chinese Dragon used during a celebration in Rock Springs WY, 1899. From Wyoming State Archives
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