Excerpts from an ad for the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1924.

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"Big Christmas Parade" and accompanying sketch: courtesy of <"Display Ad 8 -- No Title," New York Times (1857-Current file), Nov 26, 1924, ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2002), 7.>
Parading in America: courtesy of <http://hellophiladelphia.com/> (© HelloMetro)
Birth of the Parade: courtesy of <"Display Ad 8 -- No Title," New York Times (1857-Current file), Nov 26, 1924, ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2002), 7.>
Evolution of the Parade: courtesy of <"The Rugrats Balloon Floats Through Times Square," Factiva, 25 November 1999, <http://global.factiva.com/en/eSrch/ss_hl.asp> (October 2005).> (© 2005 Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC (trading as Factiva). All rights reserved.)