Dressed for the Occasion



Photo Title

Dressed for the Occasion

Photographer/Creator

Cotton Coulson

Collection

Publisher

National Geographic

Caption/Description

In top hat and tails, Tom McKegg sweeps chimneys at Bandon, Oregon, in his working clothes. Sometimes small children ask if he is a magician or a bad guy. McKegg learned his trade at a sweeps school in Vermont.

Citation

Cotton Coulson, "Dressed for the Occasion," in POYi Archive, Item #9851, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/9851 (accessed June 1, 2025).

Date Added

07.04.2008