Popular float in the Battle of Flowers, San Antonio, Texas

Date: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 or 1911
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  • Popular float in the Battle of Flowers, San Antonio, Texas
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  • [1907..1911]
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  • A postcard celebrates the Battle of Flowers Parade in San Antonio with a float made entirely of flowers.
  • Postcard Number: 2460
  • Caption: "San Antonio, Tex. A popular float - The Battle of FLowers" Caption: "The most interesting place in San Antonio is the old Alamo, where, on March 6th, 1836, Travis, Crockett, Bowie, and others lost their lives - an event that was but a forerunner of the Battle of San Jacinto, April 22d, 1836. This is commemorated every year in a "Battle of Flowers," when the streets are lined with floats and vehicles almost hidden with floral decorations."
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  • 1970-001, Box 4, Item 114
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  • ark:/84475/do8873px980