Wednesday, October 24, 1894 saw the launching of the long delayed whaleback City of Everett at Everett, Washington. Prior to the launching residents marched in a parade celebrating the triumph featuring a float shaped as the ship.

Photo by Herman Siewert, Courtesy Everett Public Library (Image No. 0142)

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City of Everett, 1895, from Dowling Marine Historical Collection, University of Detroit Mercy Libraries.