Old King Cole float, 1925 J.L. Hudson Thanksgiving Day parade
Description:
View of the Old King Cole float during the 1925 Hudson's Thanksgiving Day parade. Man costumed as King Cole poses with clowns and men in costume on the horse-drawn float. Sign on float reads: "Old King Cole was a merry old soul." Stamped on back: "Spencer & Wyckoff, photographers, Detroit." Handwritten on back: "Old King Cole." Typed on sheet: "(F) Old King Cole was a merry old soul. In taking this picture a lot of the characters climbed on the float to 'get their picture took.'"
