Cotton Palace Parade

ID: 760 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Fred R. Gildersleeve
This file appears in: The Texas Cotton Palace
Cotton Palace Parade

This parade float pays tribute to both 'king cotton' and the king of the jungle with its all-white theme and lion hood ornament. This elaborate decor was characteristic of Cotton Palace Parade entries.

This file appears in: The Texas Cotton Palace

By Jim Stingley
When Stephen F. Austin led the first Anglo-American settlers into Texas including areas along the Brazos River, they brought with them their strong agricultural tradition based on cotton-growing. From the period of annexation until well into the…