Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon
| Description: |
Cartoon celebrating Evansvilles centennial. Top: a crowd of people watch a parade float celebrating Evansvilles history pass by. One person asks if a man dressed in pioneer clothing on the float is Daniel Boone; someone else answers that it is Hugh McGary. Bottom: map of the Centennial Parades route; words and music for a song titled Our Evansville! McGary, Hugh, 1778-1833; ONeil, Peggy Image Access WideTEK 25 Is that Dan Boone? No--hes Hugh McGary. The Pages of History. Industrial exhibits at armory. 1847 Evansville 1947. Be sure to see the store windows. Toys of 1860. Centennial Ball Queen coronation tonight. Coliseum. Block dances. Everybody dance. Everybody sing. Route of todays centennial parade. End. Maryland. Iowa. Virginia. W. Franklin. Saint Joseph. Ohio River. Pigeon Creek. Seventh Avenue. Fulton. Bands, marchers ride here to here. Court. Main. Main. Forms Garvin Park. Bosse Field. Morgan. Starts here. Michigan. Heavy lines=parade in full formation intact. Dotted lines floats only and rest forming. Riverside. Our Evansville! Tune: R. Rosencranz. Peggy ONeil. If we work with a will for Evansville--we shall make her better still, OLD EVANSVILLE! If we but help her shes bout to grow more dear to the hearts of all people who know the wonderful quality of this locality,--OUR EVANSVILLE! I like a parade. [in margins: For Wednesday 5/14/47. Courier 3 columns. 5/13/47. Ball and queen coronation this Wednesday. EVP.] |
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| Origin: | 2014 |
| Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
| Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2640 |
| Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
| Copyright: |
Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. |
| Subjects: |
Local Affairs Geography Recreation Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States Parades -- Indiana -- Evansville |
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