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[Old Settlers' Parade 1947]

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Photograph of the Old Settlers parade held in Childress, Texas in 1947. The parade is being led by two men on horseback. Behind them are two more men on horseback holding flags followed by a line of cars and floats. The parade is traveling south on a busy street named "Commerce". Spectators line the street as the parade passes by. Some young boys are watching from the rooftop of a nearby restaurant.

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1 photograph, b & w ; 4 in. x 5.75 in.

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Webb Studio October 13, 1947.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2007 and was provided by the Childress County Heritage Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 203 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Childress County Heritage Museum

Since 1983, the Museum has recorded the history and preserved historical artifacts of the county, named after co-author of the Texas Declaration of Independence George C. Childress. The building that houses the Museum is of Spanish Colonial style and received Texas Historical Landmark designation in 1991.

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Description

Photograph of the Old Settlers parade held in Childress, Texas in 1947. The parade is being led by two men on horseback. Behind them are two more men on horseback holding flags followed by a line of cars and floats. The parade is traveling south on a busy street named "Commerce". Spectators line the street as the parade passes by. Some young boys are watching from the rooftop of a nearby restaurant.

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1 photograph, b & w ; 4 in. x 5.75 in.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2007

The 2007 edition of Rescuing Texas History brings together photographs, postcards, letters, and more to give a glimpse into the rich history of the state.

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  • October 13, 1947

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  • Feb. 18, 2008, 10:39 p.m.

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Webb Studio. [Old Settlers' Parade 1947], photograph, October 13, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth34466/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Childress County Heritage Museum.

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