Palisade Public Library Collection ➔ Photo of Palisade Peach Float
Photograph -- Black-and-White Photograph
Identifier:
1979.23.79Description
Photo of a Palisade Peach float sponsored by J. W. Hugus & Co. The parade float consists of a truck with "J. W. Hugus & Company" printed on the side. A man identified as J. W. Hugus stands in front of the truck to the left. A "Palisade Peaches" banner hangs from the side of the truck bed. 13 young women sit in the bed of the truck looking at the camera, all wearing white dresses. The photo is taken in front of the old YMCA building (Uranium Building) at the 5th Street and Rood Avenue in Grand Junction, CO. The driver of the float, a young man, is unidentified.The women have been identified as (left to right):
Top row: Hazel Lloyd, Grace Bradshaw, Margaret Bradshaw, Evelyn Goff (Bancroft), Ila Reed, Mira Robinson, Harriet Foster, Nina Hayes
Bottom row: Unknown, Madge Port (Hall), Ruth Swisher (Mrs. M. J. Mayes), Elna Wiggins, Unknown