A note on the back of the photo reads, "Cocktail Party for legislature at time Huntsville wanted Research Park & Institute for university." From left to right: Mrs. Foster Haley, Mrs. Milton Cummings, Wernher von Braun, Maria von Braun, Roscoe Roberts, Ryan DeGraffenried, and Milton Cummings.
The parade was held in support of the 1949 Alabama special county school tax. Dudley Burwell was one of the students who marched with his class at E. Clinton Grammar School.
The parade was held in support of the 1949 Alabama special county school tax. A student holds a sign that reads, "Solve Our School Problems, Vote Yes."
The parade was held in support of the 1949 Alabama special county school tax. Harrison Brothers Hardware can be seen in the background. One of the children carries a sign that reads, "The Public School is the Hope of the Nation."