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Westminster Fellowship Float
This image shows the 1956 Appalachian High School Homecoming Parade on King Street. The focus of the picture is a float for the Westminster Fellowship. The float features a cross which is surrounded by various actors. The actors are in assorted…
YMCA Float In The 1956 Homecoming Parade
This image shows the 1956 Appalachian High School Homecoming Parade. The focus of the picture is a float for the YMCA set in the bed of a truck. On the float, a group of actors dressed in cowboy costumes are standing behind a small brick wall and…
"Another Successful Daniel Boone Wagon Train," Watauga Democrat, June 25, 1970
Featuring an image of the wagon train parade, the caption lists Rufus Edmisten as one of the leaders. He appears to be on horseback, third from the left. This item is on the top right of page 67 in Rufus Edmisten's scrapbook labeled…
Appalachian Theatre Gift Card
This item is a gift card to the Appalachian Theatre to Rufus Edmisten from the Watauga Democrat. There is a newspaper clipping of a portrait of Edmisten in the center. The date at the bottom indicates it was issued prior to July 1958. The item was…
Crest Five and Dime
This image shows Dewitt Barnett on horseback in front of Crest Five and Dime on King Street leading the Daniel Boone Wagon Train. A crowd can be seen gathered on the sides of the street and some walking with the wagons. This is taken directly at the…
Dentist E. T. Glenn
This image shows the dentist's office on the second floor of the Appalachian Theatre. The dentist is at work on a female patient. The Daniel Boone Hotel can be seen out the window. This slide was in Box 2 of 2.
Clock on King Street During Parade #2
This image shows King Street during a parade. To the left of the image an advertisement for Canada Dry's Spur can be seen on the side of Wallace Grocery Co. Boone Auto Exchange can be seen next door. Flags are strung across the street. The dome of…
King Street Looking West
This slide shows the view of King Street looking west. Cars can be seen parked on either side of the street and driving down the road. The roof for the Watauga County Courthouse can be seen in the distance. Signs for the Gateway Cafe, Coca-Cola,…
Parade on King Street Looking West
This image shows King Street after a parade. A tractor can be seen leading the end of the parade down King Street. Cars line up behind this tractor and are parked on either side of the street with crowds surrounding them. The roof of the 1904…
Daniel Boone Wagon Train on King Street #2
This image shows the Daniel Boone Wagon Train on King Street surrounded by people who came to see the event. Signs for Sears Roebuck and Co, Stallings Jewelry, College Hall, Varsity Men's Wear, Tastee-Freez and a Crown can be seen. Similar images can…