These pictures show the 1952 Mock Convention parade. Highlights of the parade include the presence of Virginia Polytechnic Institute's military band, the Highty Tighties .In some pictures, local landmarks are visible in the background: McCrum's Drug Store, the Adair-Hutton building (on the corner of Washington Street and Main Street), the Robert E. Lee Hotel and the A&P Food Store, the Texaco station and Lexington Presbyterian Church (on the corner of Nelson Street and Main Street).