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This photo shows a reenactment of a battle between Hernando DeSoto and the Indians. This reenactment was done during the Tuscaloosa Centennial of Celebration on May 31, 1916..

Julia Nuzum Morris (Mrs. Charles Morris) was queen of the festivities around the Tuscaloosa Centennial Celebration in 1916.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller created this float for the Tuscaloosa Centennial Parade in 1916. It is composed of an Indian canoe, bound with reeds and crimson poppies filled with Indian maidens. The float was prize-winning because of its appropriateness…

The Blondheim twins, Charles and William, are riding in a float in the Tuscaloosa Centennial Parade on May 30, 1916. Their father, Phil W. Blondheim, drove the roadster decorated with flowers and festoons. The photograph was taken in front of the…

On the float that participated in the Tuscaloosa Centennial Parade are Mrs. M.T. Maxwell, Mrs. J.C. Perkins, Mrs. H.B. Foster and Mrs. B. Turner. The building in the background is the Tuscaloosa Female College on Queen City Avenue. The Tuscaloosa…

This Fincher and Ozment float won first prize in the Tuscaloosa Centennial Parade in 1916. On the float are Mrs. William H. Fincher in the driver's seat, Mrs. Eugene Truman Ozment seated in the passenger seat, Thomas McAlpine Ozment and Louise…

The Order of the Eastern Star Float is prepared to enter the Tuscaloosa Centennial Parade. The organization is related to the Masons and began in 1850.

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The driver in this Tea Club float for the Tuscaloosa Centennial Parade is Mrs. C.P. Bell nee Addie Shirley. Front seat passenger is Mrs. John Neilson. Back seat passengers are Mrs. W.J. Barnes and Mrs. Tom Ward. The Tuscaloosa News on May 30, 1916,…

United Daughters of the Confederacy float, decorated in the colors of the Confederacy, was driven by Mr. Luther Maxwell with Mrs. Maxwell in the front seat. In the back (left to right) are Mrs. J.M. Rogers (nee Alner Jenkins), Mrs. Ellen Peter…

Jack Cozine portrays the Spirit of the Warrior River in the pageant celebrating the Centennial of Tuscaloosa. Cozine was considered the best dancer in Tuscaloosa at the time.