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New Years Parade

Item Info

Item No: pdch00015
Title: New Years Parade
Creation Date: 1/1/1938
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 Mummer is dressed like a bride, with veil-attendants in tow.

Notes on the negative's envelope read:  Jan. 1938 New Years Parade


Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer