Until the Spanish Trails Fiesta started in the 1930s, the annual Fourth of July celebration was La Plata County’s biggest public event of the year. This patriotic-themed float seen in the 1000 block of Main Avenue and pulled by six matching black horses was typical of the entries that year. Wet weather created a muddy street. Note the trolley tracks running down the center of Main. This photo is one of 220 to appear in the upcoming “Images of America – La Plata County” to be published in July. – Ed Horvat for Animas Museum, edhorvat@animasmuseum.org (Catalog Number: 96.08.12 from the La Plata County Historical Society Photo Collections)
Until the Spanish Trails Fiesta started in the 1930s, the annual Fourth of July celebration was La Plata County’s biggest public event of the year. This patriotic-themed float seen in the 1000 block of Main Avenue and pulled by six matching black horses was typical of the entries that year. Wet weather created a muddy street. Note the trolley tracks running down the center of Main. This photo is one of 220 to appear in the upcoming “Images of America – La Plata County” to be published in July. – Ed Horvat for Animas Museum, [email protected] (Catalog Number: 96.08.12 from the La Plata County Historical Society Photo Collections)