Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade, April 22, 1939. A huge crowd of children, dogs, and adults gather on Commerce Street by the City Hall and Elks Temple (at left) to register and wait for the parade to begin. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1).

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The Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade was held on April 22, 1939. The grand prize winner, Shirley King poses with 14-year-old Bummer and runner-up Donald Grassfield, right. A man announces the winner of the dog parade over a microphone. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1).

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Commerce Street Dog Parade, April 22, 1939. Children and dogs anxiously wait to hear the winners' numbers announced for 70 prizes awarded after the parade. Nearly 1,000 dogs were shown. Participants wear baseball caps they received. Each participant received a cap, an ice cream treat and a treat for their dog. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

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1939 Commerce Street Dog Parade. Children and their dogs follow a marching band and "Dog Show" banner in front of Jacks Griddle Restaurant at 912-14 Commerce St. Two children wear signs on their backs: "Berg's Tavern" and "Booths for Ladies." (T. Times, 4/24/39)

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1939 Commerce Street Dog Parade. Clowns carry a banner announcing "Dog Show, Sat. Sun. April 29th. 30th." This was an advertisement for the upcoming all breed dog show to be held on those dates. A large parade of children and dogs follow behind the banner along Commerce St., south of Ninth St. (T. Times 4/24/1939, p. 1)

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Commerce Street Business Men's Dog Parade, April 22, 1939. View of the dog parade moving down the 800 block of Commerce Street. The clock tower of (Old) City Hall is prominently in the background. A large crowd of delighted spectators, numbering in the thousands, line the sidewalk. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

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Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade, April 22, 1939. A large crowd of spectators line the sidewalks along Commerce St., north and south of Ninth St. "Dave's Lunches/Billiards" sign projects over the sidewalk in the foreground, Winthrop Hotel on left. (T. Times 4/24/39)

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Commerce Street Dog Parade passes in front of two flatbed trucks parked end to end. Standing and seated on the back of the trucks are judges, announcers,children, and a photographer. Restaurant signs visible. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

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Commerce Street Business Men's Dog Parade. A cluster of girls walk with their dogs in the April 22, 1939, parade. One, wearing a nurse's costume, is pushing her pet in a doll buggy. Smiles on faces in the crowd show it was a fun day for all. Several of the girls wear the baseball caps given to each participant. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

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Commerce Street Businees Men's Club Dog Parade. Lining-up and receiving last minute instructions, adults and children with their dogs are backed-up on Commerce Street north of the Winthrop Hotel for the dog parade. 1000 dogs were entered and marched before crowds estimated in the thousands. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p.1)

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The Commerce Street Dog Parade was held on April 22, 1939. A young girl with her puppy, tagged number 73, receives a Tacoma policeman's admiration. Another girl holds her sleeping puppy and does not seem to approve of the attention. Any child 16 and under could parade with their dog and over 1,000 turned out to compete for over 75 special prizes. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

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Commerce Street Dog (Mutt) Parade. Several children are standing and holding onto their dogs as they wait for announcement of winners. Although some were disappointed, all received baseball caps, ice cream, and doggy treats.(T. Times, 4/24/1939, p.14).

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Commerce Street Business Men's Dog Parade. The April 22, 1939, parade has ended, sidewalks clear, and parents, children, and dogs wait for the judges' decisions. Proud children pause to pamper their faithful pets. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1).

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1939 Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade. Judges pose for portrait on the flatbed of a truck. Prizes, including a "Hi Speed" wagon, are lined up on the front of the wagon. The Red Rooster Cafe's neon sign is prominent in background. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

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The Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade, held on April 22, 1939. Children walking with their dogs in a parade on Commerce Street. One child dressed in a clown suit, straw hat, & beard, is holding two costumed dogs on leashes as they pass by the Roxy Theatre. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1).

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Nearly 1,000 dogs and their masters participated in the Commerce Street Dog (Mutt) Parade on Saturday morning April 22, 1939. Sponsored by the Commerce Street Business Men's Club, over seventy prizes were distributed to the winners in various catagories. No youngster went without some award, as each participant received a free ice cream bar, a baseball cap and a balloon - and every dog received a special treat. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

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Bathing beauties on the Rhodes Brothers Department Store ocean-themed float wave happily to the packed reviewing stands during the 1954 Daffodil Parade. Over 100,000 people turned out to watch the 21st annual parade and television stations provided access to thousands more. The Rhodes entry was awarded first place in the Retail division. (TNT 4-11-54, p. 1)

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The Tacoma Elks were perennial entrants in the Daffodil Parade. In 1954, their float was festooned with blossoms, including the elks' reins and sides of the wagon. Washington "vacation land" seemed to be their theme that year; members involved are wearing fishing and skiing attire. There were 52 floats entered; awards were given in many categories. While the Tacoma Naval Station won the Sweepstakes award, the Elks entry did capture first place in Fraternal Groups. (TNT 4-11-54, p. 1)

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The men of Sigma Chi Fraternity from the College of Puget Sound took second place in the "Comic" category of the 1954 Daffodil Parade. A cardboard "Toss Fug" is pulling a trailer piled with "radioactive" soil, a fish skeleton, and signs warning "atomic pile", "world renouned Tacoma aroma", and in keeping with the vacation theme, "Vacation Tacoma - where debris meets the sea." Viewers are invited to "Watch Tacoma Grow". (TNT 4-11-54, p. 1)

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Steve Pease, owner of the popular Steve's Gay Nineties restaurant in South Tacoma, often had an entry in the city's Daffodil Parades. His buggy is decorated with hundreds of blooms as it is pulled along Pacific Avenue during the 1954 Daffodil Parade. Two "street cleaners" in white uniforms stand behind an equally dazzling white wheeled trash can and a sign proclaiming "Steve's smorgasbord" as the "cleanest in town!"

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The annual Daffodil Parade attracted participants from all over the state. Entry #55 in the 1954 parade belonged to the Hanford, Washington, Knights of Pythias organization. A flower bedecked and fringed automobile slowly pulled a daffodil covered pyramid with the large letter "C" along Pacific Avenue past spectators in front of the National Bank of Washington building.

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Two horsemen representing the Tacobat Grotto fraternal organization lead the way for a small horse and cart publicizing the benefit show for the handicapped to be held on May 16, 1954. The tiny cart is well covered with daffodils, including the wheels, as it marches along in the 21st annual Daffodil Parade. There were 135 marching units of all varieties taking part in addition to 52 floats.

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Crowds of 5-20 people deep lined the streets of downtown Tacoma for the 1954 Daffodil Parade. Thousands jammed the windows in stores and office buildings; it was estimated that over 100,000 people saw the parade. Brilliant sunshine and 50 degree temperatures greeted parade participants and watchers alike. There were 52 floats and 135 marching units involved; view of military and auxiliary groups marching along the 1100 block of Pacific Avenue. (TNT 4-10-54, p. 1)

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Members of the Marcetta-Ki drill team from Lincoln High School perform a snappy maneuver for the thousands watching the 1954 Daffodil Parade. The unpredictable spring weather brought a day of sunshine after several days of rain; the parade enjoyed plenty of sun and 50 degree temperatures. View of drill team pausing in front of Puget Sound National Bank on Pacific Avenue; total length of the parade route in Tacoma was two miles.

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An unidentified Tacoma police officer and several scouts stand at attention and salute as the Daffodil Parade passes South 12th and Pacific on April 10, 1954. They are probably saluting the Color Guard near the head of the parade. The 21st Daffodil Parade was the biggest in the history of the event with 52 floats and a crowd estimated at 100,000. The two-hour extravaganza was carried live over both KTNT-TV and KMO-TV. TPL-9623

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The Pierce County Sheriff's Posse on horseback is reaching the end of the Tacoma portion of the 1954 Daffodil Parade. The two mile route would head south on Pacific Avenue and conclude at 19th St. before reforming for the Valley swing in the afternoon. The 21st annual parade enjoyed its largest crowd ever, with estimates of 100,000 spectators. Two million daffodils were used on floats, carts, buggys, horses and people in the parade. (TNT 4-9-54, p. 1, TNT 4-10-54, p. 1)

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Lakewood Center's float in the 1954 Daffodil Parade continued the theme of promoting Washington as a vacation paradise. Skiing, skating, boating & fishing, swimming and golfing were healthy outdoor activities available to locals and visitors alike. Participants in boating, fishing and golfing stood under a flowered carousel with the sign "It's vacation time all the time in vacationland." A newer award, the Festival award honoring the float best portraying the festival's theme, was given to the Lakewood Center Businessmen's Association for this float. (TNT 4-11-54, p. 1)

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Thousands were expected to line the city waterfront to watch the 200+ daffodil adorned boats proceed from the Tacoma Yacht Club to the City Waterway. This would be the final activity in the 1954 Daffodil festivities. Flags and flowers decorate the purse seiners Joann and Memories, among others, as they file in single formation past a reviewing yacht containing the Daffodil queen, Mary Carlile, and guests. The Joann, owned by George J. Peterson of Peterson Boat Co., won a special award. The festival would officially end when the last boat vanished from view. (TNT 4-11-54, p. 1, TNT 4-12-54, p. 1)

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All of the boats entered in the 1954 Daffodil marine parade were decorated with blossoms; this particular vessel even had its initials spelled out in daffodils. The name of the boat may have been the "Mony Boy". Hundreds of flowers were used to nearly cover the entire boat, leaving barely enough room for the two lounging riders.

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Entry #76 in the 1954 Daffodil marine parade was a long, sleek craft with two large flowered butterflies on display. Three ladies are shown on board, with two waving gently to onlookers. Thousands of spectators watched the parade from Ruston Way, surrounding hillsides and the Old Tacoma Dock. More than 200 boats, all decorated with daffodils, proceeded from the Tacoma Yacht Club to the City Waterway. (TNT 4-11-54, p. 1, TNT 4-12-54, p. 1)

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