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El Paso Goes Western for the Fourth Annual Southwestern Sun Carnival (1939)
C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department, University of Texas at El Paso Library
Silent
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1938
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Color
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English
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    Wells Fargo horse and carriage; cowboys and cowgirls, parade audiences
    Dance performance
    Miss Nell McKay, Grand Marshal, is escorted to El Paso by the Team from the University of Utah 
    The Queen is crowned and the Members of her Majesty's Court Introduced, December 30, 1938
    Princess Norma Jean Lusk is Chosen for the Trip to Hollywood 
    A Utah coach helps judge the square dance contest
    The parade of Legends, January 2, 1939
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Since 1936, the New Year in El Paso has been rung in by the Sun Carnival Parade and Sun Bowl football game. While the main focus is on the parade and Sunbowl football game, the Sun Carnival encompasses a host of civic and sporting events that includes pageants and balls, and tennis and basketball tournaments. This promotional film, presented by the Southwest Sun Carnival Association, highlights the 1939 festival, including footage of the pageant and parade that had a "El Paso Goes Western" theme, as well as the University of Utah vs. University of New Mexico football game.
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