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The Queen being pulled in a wagon covered in flowers with men on horseback following behind as a part of the Varsity Circus. The Varsity Circus started in 1906 and became a biennial tradition into the 1920s.

undated

UT students in homemade elephant and giraffes costumes as a part of the Varsity Circus parade. The Varsity Circus started in 1906 and became a biennial tradition into the 1920s.

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Float for Smith and Wilcox Clothing as a part of the Varsity Circus. The Varsity Circus started in 1906 and became a biennial tradition into the 1920s.

undated

View of a parade of hooded members of the Ku Klux Klan. One man holds an American flag. A large crowd watches from either side of the street.

circa 1910

Men and women riding a parade float decorated with flowers, and flags from the United States, the United Kingdom and other places. Men and women in costume ride the float. From the album of W.D. Craig.

1921-04-21

IATSE parade float with John Carpenter Jr. at steering wheel and six girls in back. Float is decorated with flowers and has a banner reading "stage employees" at the top and "projectionists" at the bottom.

undated

View from above of a group of men on horseback, circa 1900s. The men wear Native American style clothes and headdresses, though it is unclear if they are costumes or real. A train is visible behind them.

View of the Round Up in 1977 including parades and floats.

1977

Men ride camels in a parade on Congress Avenue. Signs on the building in the background advertise I and GN railroad, Central Drug Store, and Chiles Drugs. People watch the parade from windows.

undated

View of a circus parade going down Congress in front of the Capitol. Elephants are pulling carts.The capitol is visible in the background. A street car is in the road. Crowds are gathered in the street.

1897

Woman riding on an elephant walking down Congress Avenue with "Circus Vargas" sign on the elephant, circa 1970s. The Texas State Capitol and other buildings are visible in the background.

Armistice Day parade. Dr. T.W. Taylor with flag, Dr. E.P. Schoch is the tall professor in the first row, Dr. E.C. Bantel is the first person in the line of march.

1919

A large group of World War I era soldiers and horse drawn carriages march down Congress Avenue. The Capitol is in the background. Flags and bunting hang across the street and from buildings.

circa 1910

A large group of World War I era soldiers, along with horse carriages, walking down the 1000 block of Congress Avenue. People watch from the sidewalk and 2nd-story windows. Signs are visible for Meyer Minchen, tailor, and G.G. Martin, dentist.

circa 1910

Large gathering (parade?) featuring World War I soldiers on horseback. Large crowds of people watch from the sides of the street.

circa 1910

View from top of building looking down at a World War I era miliary parade. People line the streets watching the parade. Streetcars are in the center of the street. Signs are visible for Metropolitan Cafe and Paris Cafe.

circa 1910

View of a horse-drawn parade float advertising Bohn Brothers department store, 1910. Signs read "The Penn, union made, Overalls and Coats, Best of the Best." Women and children sit on the float including Margaret Haenel, Esther Sandbury, Louise Werkenthin.

1910

View of a parade on Congress Avenue taken from atop a building looking northeast toward the Capitol building.

undated

Adults and children standing around and on top of a Thanksgiving themed parade float that is on the street in front of the 500 block of East 1st Street. Children are dressed as Pilgrims and Indians. Float is decorated with a cornucopia, straw, and corn.

undated

Police car assiting broken down car along parade route on Congress Avenue during the Texas Sesquicentennial Parade.

1986-03-02

View of a parade float for Diez Y Seis 1928. A Mexican flag is on the front of the truck, and group of Mexican American children rides on a platform on the back of a truck.

1928

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