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Identifier
20027825
Description
A mounted parade through downtown Fort Worth ushered in the 1945 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. Carrying the colors at the forefront of the parade were a couple of cowboys. Hank Mills carried the American flag and Jesse Goodspeed carried the Texas flag. Mr. Mills is wearing a cowboy hat, a western shirt, and jeans. Mr. Goodspeed is wearing a cowboy hat, a striped western shirt, and jeans. The men rode behind Governor Coke R. Stevenson, who led the parade.
Archival Date
1945-03-09
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-27
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Horses; Parades & processions; Flag bearers; Flags; Cowboys; Jeans (Clothing)
Names
Mills, Hank; Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show; Goodspeed, Jesse; Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum (Fort Worth, Tex.)
Subjects
Horses; Parades & processions; Flag bearers; Flags; Cowboys; Jeans (Clothing)