Caterpillar float, 1925 J.L. Hudson Thanksgiving Day parade
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Description
View of the caterpillar float during the 1925 Hudson's Thanksgiving Day parade. The caterpillar has a man's head wearing a hat. Spectators in foreground. Stamped on back: "Spencer & Wyckoff, photographers, Detroit." Typed on sheet: "(M) Here is the caterpillar. This was 85 feet long and operated by about eighteen men walking along under the covering. I think it was about the biggest thing in the parade and certainly created a lot of excitement among the children."
Details
- Creator:
- Spencer & Wyckoff
- Resource ID:
- bh028421
- Subject:
- Parades--Michigan--Detroit
- Parade floats--Michigan--Detroit
- J.L. Hudson Company
- Thanksgiving Day--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1925-11-26
- Format:
- 1 photographic print mounted on stock ; image 5 x 7 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- MS/J.L. Hudson Company, 21:6
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.