Description:
In 1940, the Conservation Society moved their one day festival to the San Antonio River in celebration of the completed San Antonio River project (now the River Walk). The new "River Jubilee," or "River Festival," consisted of a themed parade of boats. In 1946, the San Antonio Fiesta Association convinced the Society to move the annual fall event to the spring as part of the week long Fiesta celebration remembering the heroes of the Alamo and San Jacinto.
Date:
1940
Credit Line:
Courtesy of the UTSA Libraries Special Collections from the Institute of Texan Cultures
ID Number:
UTSA—L—2571—G
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Boats decorated for the River Jubilee, 1940.
Mrs. Jack White as the Goddess of Liberty, 1940.
Boats decorated for the River Jubilee, 1940.
Mrs. Jack White as the Goddess of Liberty, 1940.