The photograph shows the children’s parade on 17 May 1904 in Narvik. The parade has passed Narvikgården and marches led by the boys’ corps tambourine further up into the city. The Corps is in uniform and equipped with wooden rifle. The White House with flags was initially LKAB’s laboratory (Havnegata 24). In the background we see LKAB’s office and several official residences in the area where the central station at DEMAG 50 years later was built.
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