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[Men in Uniform on Parade Float]

Photograph of a large float with men in uniform holding flags on its platform. The float and car driving it are covered with a large striped cloth, and there are more people seated at the very back of the float. Spectators can be seen watching from the other side of the road in the background. The back of the photograph is a postcard.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Parade from Above]

Photograph of a parade from above. There is one white float with a woman standing on it, wearing what appears to be a Statue of Liberty costume, proceeding between crowds of people and down a street with buildings on either side. The crowds continue into the distance in the background. The back of the photograph is a postcard.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Texas Company parade float]

Postcard of the Texas Company parade float going down a road, followed by two people carrying flags. Spectators holding umbrellas and wearing hats line the opposite side of the road, and two people watch from railroad tracks in the foreground. The float itself is shaped like the Texas Company factory, with buildings and smokestacks.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Princess of Nederland]

Postcard of a flower-covered automobile in a parade. A man wearing a suit and hat drives the car down a road with houses, other cars, and large plants in the background. There is a person sitting next to the driver, holding a sign that reads, "Princess of Nederland," and a woman sits in the back of the car beneath an umbrella that is also covered in flowers.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Horses and float in parade]

Postcard of a float in a parade from behind, with horses and multiple people walking alongside. There are women sitting in the float, which is drawn by horses and covered in decorations. There is a large mast or pole on the float that has a sail attached to it. Small children wearing hats are walking behind the float carrying flags, and people observe from porches on houses in the background.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Church float in parade]

Postcard of a church float in a parade. There is a man driving and a boy sitting on the front of the car holding a sign that reads, "First Church Built in Port Arthur 1897 - Now has 33 Churches." There are spectators in the background watching from the side of the road and from a balcony on a house.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Shipping float in parade]

Postcard of a float in a parade with one large ship and one small ship on it. It is being drawn by horses, and two men sit at the front. The banner on the float reads, "Shipping Growth," and states the growth in numbers of ships. There are houses in the background with people watching from the porches, and other cars driving along the other side of the float.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Parade Float]

Photograph of a float in a parade. Women are sitting in the float, and two men on horses are riding next to it. There are crowds of people on either side of the road, and people watching from the windows of a building in the background. People walking behind the float are carrying flags, and there is a car behind them in the distance. The back of the photograph is a postcard.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Parade]

Photograph of a parade from above. There is a float with a large globe on it with three people pushing it from behind. There are crowds of people on either side of the street.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Float in a Parade From Above]

Photograph of a float in a parade from above. There is a woman on the float in what appears to be a Statue of Liberty costume, and a person walking to the right of the float waving a flag. There are crowds watching from both sides of the road and from balconies and windows on nearby buildings. Ahead of the float, more people can be seen carrying flags.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Cannon Float in a Parade]

Photograph of a float with a cannon on it. There are people walking alongside the float, between crowds on either side of the road. Farther down the road ahead of the float, there is a group of people walking in straight lines wearing hats and white shirts. People are watching from the balconies of buildings in the background.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Port Arthur parade float]

Postcard of the Miss Port Arthur parade float. The float is shaped like a boat, and there are people dressed in sailor suits aboard it. There are cars driving on the opposite side, and the parade appears to be going down a residential street. The back of the postcard is blank.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Man on Oil Derrick Float in Parade]

Photograph of a man on an oil derrick float in a parade. The float is striped with two large derricks on the platform. There is a small boy carrying a flag near the end of the float, and spectators watch from the other side of the street. There are houses and cars along the road in the background. The back of the photograph is a postcard.

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[CavOILcade Parade Float]

Photograph of the princess float for the CavOILcade Parade. The float consists of a girl, a boy, and a woman wearing a gown, tiara, and sash sitting on a white ramp. They are sitting in front of a structure made of columns with a gold crown shape on the front. In the background, two car floats are following, and there is a crowd of people watching the parade.

Date: October 26, 1974

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Golden Jubilee Parade Float]

Photograph of the Murphy's Bakery parade float, made by Pete Balch for the Golden Jubilee Parade. The float consists of a four-tiered circular cake shape, with a sign on the top that says "50." On the side of the float, cursive text says "Murphy's." A man is standing in front of the float. In the background, there are houses.

Date: 1948

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Armistice Day Parade]

Photograph of a parade float for an Armistice Day celebration. The float consists of a truck decorated with star and stripe printed banners, a cannon on the truck bed, and a banner on the side with text that says "This is the Old Girl that Roared Out for Joy and Shattered our 'Panes' on Armistice Day. Nov. 11. 1918." In the background, there are trees and a building. Accompanying material gives information about the cannon.

Date: July 4, 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[CavOILcade Parade]

Photograph of the princesses float for the CavOILcade Parade. One woman is sitting under an arch at the top of the float, and nineteen other women are sitting on the edges of the float. Other parades floats are behind the princesses float. In the background, there is a crowd of people watching the parade.

Date: October 26, 1974

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Jubilee Parade]

Photograph of a parade celebrating Port Arthur's Golden Jubilee. Crowds of people are lining a city street to watch the parade. Large floats are progressing down the street. Parts of downtown Port Arthur can be seen on the parade route.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Downtown Parade]

Photograph of a parade in downtown Port Arthur, Texas. A float is in the middle of a large crowd. The float is filled with young women. Three girls in light dresses are standing at the back. A young girl is standing with her hands on what appears to be a large birthday cake. Several more girls in dark dresses are seated at the front of the float. A large paper star is on the very back of the float.

Date: unknown

Creator: Moon Photographic Service

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur College Float]

Photograph of a Port Arthur College parade float made for the twenty-fifth anniversary of Port Arthur. The float consists of paper flowers covering the sides and a paper flower covered frame on top. One woman and two men are under the frame; the woman is sitting at a desk with a typewriter, one man is sitting at another desk, and the other man is standing. There are several American flags on the top of the float. Two groups of women are holding American flags and standing on both sides of t… more

Date: 1923

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

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