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Floats on Parade!

Floats on Parade!

Holidays on Display

Nantucket Sea Monster balloon by Tony Sarg, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York, 1937
‹ Floats on Parade! up Creating the Holiday Spirit ›

Table of Contents

  • Abraham Lincoln: Introduction
  • Bittersweet Harvest: Introduction/Introducción
  • Civil War Field Printing: Introduction
  • COBOL: Introduction
  • Holidays on Display: Introduction
    • The Business of Display
    • Build Your Own Float!
    • Parade Float Style
    • Building the Modern Parade
    • Floats on Parade!
      • Floats on Parade!
      • Floats on Parade!
    • Creating the Holiday Spirit
    • Settings for Santa
    • Storybook Style
    • Where the Stores Were
    • Holidays on Display is made possible by generous support from Macy’s
  • Introduction: The Dolls' House
  • Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe: Introducción
  • Jamestown, Québec, Santa Fe: Introduction
  • Jamestown, Québec, Santa Fe: Introduction
  • Mobilizing Minds: Introduction
  • The First Ladies: Introduction
  • Treasures of American History: Introduction
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