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Photographs from the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, 1932
![Columbus Circle.], Digital ID 731233F, New York Public Library](http://images.nypl.org/?id=731233F&t=w "Columbus Circle.], Digital ID 731233F, New York Public Library")
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Shadows (1826). NYPL Art and Architecture Collection.
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Those images are great! I
Submitted by Kerri on November 26, 2008 at 7:12 PM.
Those images are great! I think my favorite is the alligator! :-)
fun images!
Submitted by greg hardin on November 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM.
fun images!
Parades with Giant Floats
Submitted on March 23, 2010 at 11:23 PM.
When I was a kid in the 60's we used to go to what we called the "Macy's Day Parade." For a little kid it was such a thrill to look up and see the giant floats, 5 or 6 stories high. We had never seen anything like it before. I didn't realize the tradition went back to the 30's. Does anyone know the history of giant floats used in New York City parades? Thanks for sparking a vivid, long-ago memory!
Floats
Submitted by Sachiko Clayton on March 24, 2010 at 3:11 PM.
Glad you enjoyed the pictures!
According to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, (http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b16013644~S1), the Macy's parade started as a Christmas Pageant in 1924. By 1927 they brought in large character floats. The first floats were inflated with air but by 1928 helium was used.
Floats
Submitted on March 28, 2010 at 9:09 PM.
Thanks for taking the time to provide the history. I found it interesting. Thanks!
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