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President Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington on a reviewing stand among other officials
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-01-12
On behalf of the Japanese Association of Fresno, J. R. Fukushima welcomes Theodore Roosevelt to the west, and expresses the association’s regret that Roosevelt will not be able to visit Fresno during his present tour. Fukushima sends Roosevelt a picture of the parade float which the association made for the 1910 Independence Day celebrations, as well as newspaper clippings about the event.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-24
Walter L. Brown asks Alice Roosevelt Longworth to act as judge of the Grand Floral Parade in Oneonta, New York, and describes possible arrangements.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-20
Photograph of a parade float decorated with flowers. A crowd watches the parade, most likely the Rose
Bowl Parade as it moves down the street.
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Photograph of a Kiwanis parade float in a parade, most likely the Rose Bowl Parade. A costumed man walks alongside the float in the street.
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Photograph of a parade, most likely the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena. Crowds of people, some on roofs of businesses, can be seen watching a parade float decorated with American flags travel down the road.
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Photograph of a parade float in Pasadena, California. The float is decorated with foliage. Crowds of people can be seen watching the float go down the street and walking alongside the float. The parade is most likely the Rose Bowl Parade.
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Photograph of a parade float with a wooden cross, log cabin, and tree. Crowds of people can be seen along the street behind the float watching the parade. The parade is most likely the Rose Bowl Parade.
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Photograph of a parade float with a structure covered in foliage and the word “Stanford” in flowers on the side. The parade is most likely the Rose Bowl Parade.
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Joyce M. Bisso describes the parade held on “TR Day in Oyster Bay” on October 30, 1983. Bisso also highlights some of the activities held in Oyster Bay in the week leading up to the parade, notes some of the bands and organizations that marched in the parade, and describes the floats that marked different aspects of Theodore Roosevelt’s life.
Two photographs of marching bands and one of a float accompany the article.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1983
Postcard features an illustration of a jungle themed parade float with the phrase “Ak-Sar-Ben 1908” and a handwritten note “Omaha. 8-25-08.”
1908-08-25
A pamphlet outlining the parade order for President Roosevelt’s visit to the Tuskegee Institute.
1905-10-24
This stereograph depicts the prize winning automobile float at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904