Festival

Ca. 1922 Free Fall Fair

1947

1938 or 1939 float

Ca. 1955 Martha Morgan Barnes in center

1941 Parade

1938

Early 50s

1937

Ca. 1958

Josie Beth Allen entertains at the 1940 festival

    One of the best entries ever in the Peach and Melon Parade was this stilt walker presented by Bibby’s Variety Store in either 1938 or 1939.  Hired out of Dallas, the walker was a short muscular man who ran the bingo stand at the Texas State Fair.  He had been an acrobat and was paid $25 plus travel expenses.

     Bibby’s bought the overalls from Oshkosh for about $20 in a special deal.

     The walker’s biggest problem was always dogs that would grab the pants.  He could only hope he could land gently.

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Word Record Seed Spit

1922 Melon Slicing

1914

1940

De Leon’s band makes the turn onto West Reynosa heading toward the compress during the parade at the 1939 Festival.