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G68.1-088
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- 1933 (Creation)
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ca. 1933. Thick crowds gathered to watch a parade going by 9th & Broadway, in front of the Brandt Hotel and Dr. Whetstone's dental practice, in the early 1930s. Sandwiched between marching soldiers and sailors is a small pony ridden by an even smaller boy. A banner entitled "New Deal" is draped over the pony. This may have been taken on the occasion of the (Franklin Delano) Roosevelt Day Parade of April 8, 1933. The big parade through Tacoma's business district was authorized via resolution by Mayor M.G. Tennent and the city council. The parade was to honor President Roosevelt and recognize his leadership in the country's economic crisis. (TNT 4-7-33, p. 1-article)
Crowds--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marching--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ponies;