Cherokee Strip Celebrations - Parades and Carnivals
The ladies of the community were responsible for the wonderful Flower Parades in Perry, Oklahoma, in the early 1900s. Each of the images shown below can be enlarged by clicking on it.
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 "Flower Parade on the West side of the Perry town square")
Early Decorated Horsedrawn Carriages & Wagons
 "1910 Prize Winner") |
 "$25 Prize Winner") |
 "1909 Flower Parade") |
| 1910 Prize Winner | $25 Prize Winner | 1909 Flower Parade |
 "Flower Parade entry") |
 "Flower Parade on 7th street north of the square") |
 "Flower Parade entry") |
 "Flower Parade entries")
 "Carriage pulled by ponies at NW Corner of the Square")
Organization & Business Entries in the Flower Parades
 "1908 Community Band") |
 "The Famous department store first prize float") |
 "Perry Republican") |
| 1908 Band Boys | The Famous Store | Perry Republican |
 "1910 Perry High School Float") |
 "1912 Post Office Float") |
 "1909 Agricultural Float") |
| 1910 Perry High School | 1912 Post Office Float | 1909 Agricultural Float |
 "The Woodruff store float") |
 "1909 Fire Engine") |
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| The Woodruff Store | 1909 Fire Engine | |
Horseback Entries
 "1908 Horses that made the run")
Horses that made the original "run" in 1893 are lined up for the 15th
Anniversay parade in 1908.
 "Horses in the parade")
Decorated Automobile Entries in the Flower Parades
 "Perry High School Float") |
 "1916 Parade") |
 "Flower Parade entry") |