![A group portrait of dozens of people taken inside. A large American flag is draped behind them. Most people are wearing costumes, including some women dressed as men holding signs that say Vote for Women’s Rights.](http://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/2433/images/_P4__Image_7.jpg)
Residents of Iditarod dressed as suffragists and traveled to attend this St. Patrick’s Day costume party in neighboring Flat City in 1912. They received a special mention in the Iditarod Pioneer but did not receive the grand prizes-- a sugar and cream dish set for the best-dressed woman and a gold matchbox for the best-dressed man.
Photo courtesy: Alaska State Library, Lomen Brothers Photo Collection, P28-213