Item Info
Item No: pdch00007
Title: New Years Parade
Creation Date:
1/1/1938
Historic Street Address: Broad Street
Media Type: Photographic Negatives
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Image taken by Philadelphia Evening Bulletin photographer Charles T. Higgins.
While the Mummers New Year's parades date back to Philadelphia’s earliest days, the official parade began in 1901. In this 1938 image, a parade float is being used to protest the rising cost of gas. It is manned by Mummers, costumed to represent the groups of consumers affected by the price hike.
Notes on the negative's envelope read: “Jan. 1938, New Years Parade”
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer