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A crowd lines each side of High Street as parade floats travel down the street at 10 a.m. The first float visible is shaped like a clothes iron.

1. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052424
Title:: Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: 1926/10/22
Description:: A crowd lines each side of High Street as parade floats travel down the street at 10 a.m. The first float visible is shaped like a clothes iron.

Crowds fill the streets of Morgantown, W. Va. anticipating the parade. In the background is a Union Bank, right, and the building that is now Hotel Morgan, center.

2. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Celebration, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052425
Title:: Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Celebration, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: 1926/10/22
Description:: Crowds fill the streets of Morgantown, W. Va. anticipating the parade. In the background is a Union Bank, right, and the building that is now Hotel Morgan, center.

A crowd watches from the street as parade floats make their way down High Street. On the right, in front of the courthouse, is likely the grandstand.

3. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052426
Title:: Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: 1926/10/22
Description:: A crowd watches from the street as parade floats make their way down High Street. On the right, in front of the courthouse, is likely the grandstand.

A crowd observes as the M. W. of A. float makes its way down the street.

4. Modern Woodmen of America Camp 6931 Parade Float, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052435
Title:: Modern Woodmen of America Camp 6931 Parade Float, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: 1926/06/31
Description:: A crowd observes as the M. W. of A. float makes its way down the street.

Five African-Americans with drums and a large American flag pose for a group photo. The posters in the background are for Richards the Wizard, who was an active magician touring from 1910-1930.

5. Parade Participants likely in Jerome Park, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052437
Title:: Parade Participants likely in Jerome Park, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1916
Description:: Five African-Americans with drums and a large American flag pose for a group photo. The posters in the background are for Richards the Wizard, who was an active magician touring from 1910-1930.