Newsreel titled 'King Cotton Holds Court' depicting a spectacular night parade by the civilians in Memphis, Tennessee. The civilians enjoy the ripening of their staple crop -- Cotton. Floats depict King Cotton and his Queen. The spectators hail the King. Several floats carry fancily dressed participants of the parade. One float catches fire and is engulfed in flames. Men point fire hoses at the fire.
Views of fireworks during night time in Memphis, Tennessee. Different kinds of fireworks over the river can be seen. A large crowd is gathered to view the fire show at the bank of river. Gathering turns out to pay tribute to Cotton.
Dixie's Cotton Fete in Memphis, Tennessee. Lights on buildings. A girl band plays on a road. A horse on a float. A girl stands beside a model of unicorns on a float. Girls stand on the floats. A girl stands on a model fountain on a float. Men and women walk in the parade. Model of a building over a float in the parade.
The Harahan Bridge in Memphis, Tennessee. Railway track over the cantilvered truss bridge with a steam locomotive pulling train cars across the bridge. Armed guards in World War I era U.S. Army uniforms guarding the bridge as train approaches. A river boat passing underneath on the Mississippi River below the bridge . Men stand next to railway track.
A Shriner Parade in Memphis Tennessee. Shriners, a Masonic society formerly known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AAONMS), march while wearing the iconic “Shriners” red fezzes. Some Shriners are marching with scimitar, an important symbol of the Shriners. Shriners saluting. A Shriner, dressed as an Arab, wields a larger scimitar. Shriners marching clockwise. Spectators clapping at Shriners’ demonstration. Women with flags watch Shriners parade. Shriners in Middle Eastern attire pass in front of a Studebaker dealership during the parade.
An aircraft crashes in Memphis, Tennessee. The aircraft takes off from a field and in flight. It comes in for a landing. It crashes while trick landing in a field. People rush towards the aircraft and gather around it. The aircraft after being stripped by souvenir hunters.
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