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Pioneer queen, Josephine "Grandma" Cason

Date: 1947-06-18
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Pioneer queen, Josephine "Grandma" Cason

Roy Carlton and Artie Key testing a 73 pound watermelon at the Florida Watermelon Festival - Leesburg, Florida

Date: 1948-06-16
Collection

Roy Carlton and Artie Key testing a 73 pound watermelon at the Florida Watermelon Festival - Leesburg, Florida

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Date: 1952-05-21
Collection

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Date: 1952-05-21
Collection

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young girls participating in a watermelon eating contest at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Date: 1952-05-21
Collection

Two young girls participating in a watermelon eating contest at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young women on float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Date: 1952-05-21
Collection

Two young women on float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Date: 1949-05-25
Collection

View of a float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a marching band in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Date: 1949-05-25
Collection

View of a marching band in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the Green's Jewelry float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Date: 1950-05
Collection

View of the Green's Jewelry float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the "Let's Plant American" float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Date: 1950-05
Collection

View of the "Let's Plant American" float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

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C011266	View of a float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida	Marching bands--Florida--Leesburg Parades--Florida--Leesburg Parade floats--Florida--Leesburg Festivals--Florida--Leesburg	/fpc/commerce/c011266.gif
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C013388	View of the Green's Jewelry float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida	Crowds--Florida--Leesburg Parade floats--Florida--Leesburg Parades--Florida--Leesburg Festivals--Florida--Leesburg	/fpc/commerce/c013388.gif
C013390	View of the "Let's Plant American" float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida	Crowds--Florida--Leesburg Parade floats--Florida--Leesburg Parades--Florida--Leesburg Festivals--Florida--Leesburg	/fpc/commerce/c013390.gif

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Pioneer queen, Josephine "Grandma" Cason

Pioneer queen, Josephine "Grandma" Cason

Roy Carlton and Artie Key testing a 73 pound watermelon at the Florida Watermelon Festival - Leesburg, Florida

Roy Carlton and Artie Key testing a 73 pound watermelon at the Florida Watermelon Festival - Leesburg, Florida

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young girls participating in a watermelon eating contest at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young girls participating in a watermelon eating contest at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young women on float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young women on float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a marching band in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a marching band in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the Green's Jewelry float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the Green's Jewelry float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the "Let's Plant American" float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the "Let's Plant American" float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

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Pioneer queen, Josephine "Grandma" Cason

Pioneer queen, Josephine "Grandma" Cason

Roy Carlton and Artie Key testing a 73 pound watermelon at the Florida Watermelon Festival - Leesburg, Florida

Roy Carlton and Artie Key testing a 73 pound watermelon at the Florida Watermelon Festival - Leesburg, Florida

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

String band playing in baseball stadium at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young girls participating in a watermelon eating contest at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young girls participating in a watermelon eating contest at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young women on float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

Two young women on float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a marching band in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of a marching band in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the Green's Jewelry float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the Green's Jewelry float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the "Let's Plant American" float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida

View of the "Let's Plant American" float in the parade at the watermelon festival - Leesburg, Florida