Vintage Thanksgiving Day Parade Photos

Since 1881.

November 25, 2011

The Thanksgiving Day Parade has been an annual U.S. event since 1924, and New York's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the one everyone knows and watches on TV. Check out some pics from the parade from as far back as 1881, and see how those before us celebrated the holiday before there were NFL games to watch after dinner. [Lomography]

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