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Street Parade at Taylor

Description: Postcard of a street parade in conjunction with the Taylor Fair. Correspondence in English is on the back of the postcard. Visible are horse-drawn parade floats, spectators and a marching group.
Date: 1910
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Christmas Parade on Main Street

Description: Photograph of the annual Christmas Parade moving south on Main Street, Taylor. Santa is on a float with his sleigh pulled by a jeep. Behind Santa Claus is a marching band. Spectators are lined up on either side of the street in front of the downtown businesses.
Date: 1955
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Horses and Carts in Parade

Description: Photograph of decorated carts and wagons ready for an unspecified parade. A young girl is in the first petite cart, pulled by a single pony with an African American man holding the bridle. Behind this cart is a woman on a wagon. All vehicles are decorated for the parade. Note the muddy unpaved streets.
Date: 1913
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Decorated Pony Cart

Description: Photograph of a cart decorated in patriotic regalia for a parade. The cart contains a young boy and an older girl, both in costume. The cart is pulled by two white horses, with two African American men holding the bridles. Note the unpaved and muddy streets, and the Christian Church in the background, located at the corner of 6th Street and Talbot, Taylor.
Date: 1913
Partner: Taylor Public Library

The Baby Eagle

Description: Photograph of the Baby Eagle in the parade, Second Street, Taylor, Texas. Called the Baby Eagle,this train is half the size of the Missouri Pacific Line's Eagle trains. Featured in the Rodeo Parade, August 1956.
Date: August 1956
Partner: Taylor Public Library
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[News Clip: Parade]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a parade. Shows several audience members and participants marching down an urban street. Some are buggies, riding horses, on a dog sled, or in marching bands. This story aired at 10:00 P.M.
Date: January 27, 1978
Duration: 1 minute 21 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Baby Eagle

Description: Photograph of the Baby Eagle in Rodeo Parade, Main Street, Taylor, Texas, on July 24, 1958. This is a half-size version of the Missouri Pacific Line's Eagle Trains.
Date: July 24, 1958
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Not A Creature Was Stirring

Description: Photograph of a float in Taylor Christmas Parade that has a flat base with a sign that says, "Not A Creature Was Stirring" along the bottom. There is an upright wall in the center of the float meant to look like a brick fireplace with a rug in front and two giant stockings on either side of the opening with children inside; two other young girls are seated at either end of the wall, dressed in pajamas, with stuffed animals and bedding. A large crowd is visible in the background, watching the … more
Date: 1950~/1959~
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Boy Scout Troop 169

Description: Photograph of float by Boy Scout Troop 169, sponsored by the Taylor Optimist Club in the Taylor Rodeo Parade, Sept 14,1950. Picture taken from office window of Dr. E.M. Krenek, Dentist at 217 1/2 N. Main Street, Taylor.
Date: September 14, 1950
Partner: Taylor Public Library
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