Thanksgiving Day

Photo Caption Contest: November 16-23, 2011

eclemens — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:45:09 -0500

Welcome to a new feature on the Reuther Library Blog: a photo caption contest. It’s easy to play. Here’s how:
1. Look at the photo below.
2. Come up with a caption for it.
3. Post your caption and the URL for this blog post on our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/reutherlib), either directly on our wall, or in the comments beneath the contest announcement, within one week.
We’ll pick the one we like best, and that person will get a free print of the image. After a week, we’ll reveal the true context of the photo. We hope you enjoy!

The Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit

teller — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:16:39 -0500

This Thanksgiving marked the 85th anniversary of a Detroit favorite now known as America’s Thanksgiving Parade. The parade was started in 1924 by Charles Wendel, the display manager of the J.L. Hudson Company department store on Woodward Avenue. Along with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, which was founded the same year, Hudson’s Thanksgiving parade was one of the first of its kind in the United States. read more »

(2948) Parades, J.L. Hudson Department Store, Thanksgiving, Detroit

eclemens — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:30:06 -0400

The Candy Stripe Kitty float is guided down Woodward Ave., accompanied by marchers in tiger and lion costumes during the annual J.L. Hudson Santa Parade, Detroit, Michigan. In the rear people view the parade from the grand stands and television crews film the event emcee in front of a castle.

(2949) Parades, J.L. Hudson Department Store, Thanksgiving, Detroit, c. 1960s

eclemens — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:28:26 -0400

Santa Claus holds the key to the city aloft before the crowds on Woodward Ave. at the conclusion of the J.L. Hudson Santa Parade, Detroit, Michigan.

(2950) Parades, Thanksgiving, Detroit, 1987

eclemens — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:11:48 -0400

The Captain Detroit balloon floats through Kennedy Square during the Michigan Thanksgiving Day Parade, Detroit, Michigan. In the background the J.L. Hudson Department Store is in view.