An Army Day Parade Float Makes Its Way through Downtown Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948/04/06
Description:
Women dressed in fancy gowns stand on a float as four horses drag it along the corner of Ballengee Street and 2nd Avenue. Spectators line the sidewalks as they observe the spectacle. Subjects unidentified.
West Virginia Water Festival Parade Float, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1974
Description:
Women in bathing suits sit on top of a float with a cut-out in the shape of West Virginia with "almost heaven" painted on it. Trucks pulling the floats wait for their queue.
World War I Victory Parade Float Advertising Rose's Drug Store, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1919
Description:
A float shaped as an artillery tank makes its way down Temple Street while young boys dressed as sailors carry American flags and signs for the drugstore.
The sign on the side of the float reads, "Journey to the Inn, A. A., Y. M. C. A.". Unidentified man dressed as Joseph stands in the truck with palm trees and animals.