[Western Photographica]. [Texas]

[Photograph of a San Antonio Parade Float Labeled "For Our Boys at the Front" and Featuring a Model Bi-Plane]

[San Antonio? ca. 1918]. Albumen photograph, 6 x 8 inches. Mounted to a brown card, 10 x 12 inches. Light soiling and wear to image, corners of mount rubbed. Very good. Item #1914

A wonderful photograph of a parade float featuring a model bi-plane and the slogan, "For our boys at the Front." The image shows the lengthy float drawn by four horses, their harnesses studded with American flags. Three men sit at the front of the wagon, while perched behind them is a small bi-plane with a fourth man seated inside. American flags deck out the front and rear of the float, and star-spangled paper or cloth covers the wagon wheels. The float stands on a gravel street in front of a row of several clapboard businesses and a wood plank sidewalk; there are also two telephone poles with wires. The signage on one of the buildings reads "Bell Machine Works: Dealer in Marine Supplys." We guess, but have not confirmed, that this might be in San Antonio, where Camp Travis was an active military post. A splendid image, particularly with the model plane.

Price: $250.00