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Battle of the Flowers Parade

Description: Photograph of the battle of Flowers Parade in San Antonio, Texas in 1936. The Alamo can be seen in the background of the photo with eight uniformed men standing in front of it. On the left, a pair of bleachers filled with people face a lineup of soldiers in uniform preparing to march.
Date: April 24, 1936

[Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Grover Bishop, April 1936]

Description: Letter sent by Grover Barron Bishop to his father discussing life at the Naval Training Station in San Diego, California. He discusses an academy appointment from Representative Sam Rayburn, standing night watch and getting sick from it, the Texas Centennial, a card to his grandmother that got lost, a German cruiser that came to port, his friend J. P. Fits, rating second class in May, and asks Miss Buster to write to him.
Date: 1936-04?
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
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