San Francisco Day parade. [Floats in front of the Philippine Islands, Massachusetts, Iowa, Washington, and Idaho buildings, at the circular intersection of the Avenue of the Nations and the Esplanade.]

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Title:

San Francisco Day parade. [Floats in front of the Philippine Islands, Massachusetts, Iowa, Washington, and Idaho buildings, at the circular intersection of the Avenue of the Nations and the Esplanade.]

Description:

Nearly a 360 degree panorama. Floats pictured include a Chinese(?) boat, Norway's Viking ship, a (Filipino?) marching band, and floats for Canada West, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. The Canada West float portrays American Indians as a vanishing race; a buffalo and two men in Native American costumes with a bison are captioned "Going Fast" and a farm diorama is captioned "Here to Stay".

Date:

November 2, 1915

Contributing Institution:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library