Cotton Carnival
 
 
 
The Cotton Carnival Barge arrives at the cobblestones in all its glory!

The caption from this 1950s/1960s postcard reads:
LANDING OF THE ROYAL BARGE.  Cotton Carnival.  Memphis, Tenn.

Click to enlarge. Bluff City News Co., Memphis, Tenn
 
 
The caption from this 1950s/1960s postcard reads:
Main St. in Memphis, Tenn., during the colorful Cotton Carnival Parade

Click to enlarge. Bluff City News Co., Memphis, Tenn
 
 
The caption from this 1950s/1960s postcard reads:
WORLD’S LARGEST RIVER PAGEANT Royal Barge.  In the Spring, the city of Memphis celebrates its cotton industry with the “Cotton Carnival” complete with parades, balls and pageants.  Highlighting the nine days of Carnival is the arrival of the King and Queen of Carnival with their 200 member Court, aboard the Royal Barge on the Mississippi River.

Click to enlarge. C. B. S. Card Service, Route 4, Box 345, Paris, Tenn. 38242


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