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Vintage Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Photos
| November 26, 2008
Here are a couple balloon pics from 1938, including the 120' Sea Serpent, Clown with 68' Nose, and Uncle Sam:
Link: History Channel video clips in a Parade timeline
| November 26, 2008
With it celebrating its 82nd anniversary, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has a rich history dating back to 1924 (though the first year it was called the Macy's Christmas Day Parade ). Here is an advertisement from November 27, 1924:
(found via nycvp)
In 1927 the first balloons appeared in the parade. Tony Sarg designs the first Felix the Cat, the Dragon, Elephant, and a Toy Soldier helium filled balloons.
(1929 balloon found here*)
Below is an old photo of Felix the Cat and a couple other characters from 1932/33:
(above photos via a fabulous collection found by the swapatorium)
Below is is a photo of designer Tony Sarg with one of his creations in 1933:
(found via nha.org)
Here are a couple balloon pics from 1938, including the 120' Sea Serpent, Clown with 68' Nose, and Uncle Sam:
(above vintage photos found via ziegfeldgirl)
(1940 Superman balloon found here*)
Kermit the Frog made his debut in 1977:
(found via wikia)
note: photos marked with * found via mcns.blogspot
also a great collection of vintage more photos and illustration work of Tony Sarge can be seen here
Link: History Channel video clips in a Parade timeline
Tags: characters, nostalgia, photography, vintage
Topic: Character Design
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E. Cruz Eusebio
on November 27, 2008 “Wonderful. Sign of the times.” |
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James Healy
on November 30, 2008 “beautiful, nostalgic inspiration
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Charlotte Strick
on December 01, 2008 “Thank you for this Karen!! that "Clown with the '68 Nose" is too much!” |
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Courtney Baker
on December 02, 2008 “I just love old photos, and the Felix the Cat is adorable!” |
