1955 Texas Rose Festival
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This film documents events of the 1955 Tyler Rose Parade. It includes footage of the floats and pageant hall being assembled, the Queen's Tea, Coronation, and scenes from the parade.The rose industry began in Tyler near the turn of the century and, currently, approximately one-fifth of the nation’s commercial rose bushes are produced in Smith County. The Tyler Rose Museum is the home for Tyler’s unique rose history, with videos and photographs chronicling the area’s agricultural history and Rose Festival memorabilia and hand-sewn costumes dating back to 1935. The museum’s interactive displays and theaters bring October’s Annual Texas Rose Festival to life year ‘round.
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