Mead & Howard Lumber Co.’s float was the Juliaetta entry in the Lewis-Clark Sesquicentennial Celebration parade through downtown Lewiston and published as one of nine photos on a page in the Oct. 8, 1955, Lewiston Tribune. According to the accompanying story, their float depicted “rugged early-day style farming, a dugout noting river travel and two Indians guiding the white explorers.” The Oc.t 7 parade was a mile and a half and had begun in Clarkston with the Clarkston High School band in the lead before changing places with the Lewiston High School band, which led the parade down Lewiston’s Main Street. Idaho dignitaries riding in covertibles in the parade included Gov. Robert E. Smylie, Sens. Henry D. Dworshak and Herman Welker, and Rep. Gracie Pfost. Many members of the Nez Perce Tribe also participated including Donna Lee Nash (Wa-win-at-wy) who is a fourth-generation descendant of Chief Twisted Hair, and Georgia Mae Ellenwood, of Kooskia, the “official Sacajawea” of the celebration. Readers who would like to share their historical photos (20 years or older) from throughout the region may do so by emailing them to blasts@lmtribune.com or submitting them to: Blast from the Past, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501. Questions? Call Jeanne M. DePaul at (208) 848-2221.
