4th of July Parade — Sweating in Formation
I’m parched just looking at this…
by Paula Bosse
Fourth of July parade in Dallas, 1870s or 1880s. Bet it was hot in those uniforms.
Picture quality leaves a bit to be desired, but here are a few details (click for larger images).
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Sources & Notes
Stereograph photo by Alfred Freeman, from the Lawrence T. Jones III Collection, DeGolyer Library, SMU Libraries, Southern Methodist University; the uncropped original can be seen here.
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