[Parade On a City Street]

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Photograph of a parade on a city street with crowds watching on both sides and several storefronts visible on the left. In the front are two motorcyclist on either side of an automobile, followed by two men on horseback, and a large group of people wearing light-colored uniforms. On the left a row of American flags are displayed in front of the storefronts and signs for State Bank, Sherman's, Central Light Power, and Turney Drugs can be seen. More crowds and buildings are visible in the background and a handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "Celebrating 76th … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Creator: Unknown. July 31, 1932.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2018 and was provided by the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 46 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley images include local history materials selected for the grant Rescuing Texas History through the Digitization of At-Risk Photographs and Maps. Images include panoramic photographs of the Southwestern Land Excursion Company and glass plate negatives documenting the history of Hidalgo County.

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Photograph of a parade on a city street with crowds watching on both sides and several storefronts visible on the left. In the front are two motorcyclist on either side of an automobile, followed by two men on horseback, and a large group of people wearing light-colored uniforms. On the left a row of American flags are displayed in front of the storefronts and signs for State Bank, Sherman's, Central Light Power, and Turney Drugs can be seen. More crowds and buildings are visible in the background and a handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "Celebrating 76th Birthday Of C. Hill Sr July 31 1932. Valley Pionier - Founder of Harlingen TEx. Photo by Gardner."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2018

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  • July 31, 1932

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[Parade On a City Street], photograph, July 31, 1932; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1252608/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley.

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