Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

054 4th of July Parade, 1976

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Media Type
Image
Item Type
Slides
Description
4th of July Parade, 1976, downtown Alpena, MI.

Parade floats and participants:
262 Military start
263 Boy Scouts
264 St. Bernard's Catholic Church
265 "North Church" with American Bald Eagle
266 Lighthouse and sailboat on water
267 Senior Citizens' Center
268 McDonald's Restaurant
269 The Alpena News
270 Horse and horse-drawn covered wagon
271 Built by Alpena Bicentennial Committee - emblem with lumberjack - sponsored by Alpena Shopping Center
272 Alpena Boosters (red van)
273 "Five Faces of Theatre" - Alpena Civic Theatre
274 Ripley Baptist Church Sunday School bus
275 Red, white, and blue trailer with people - Seven Dwarfs characters walking behind
276 Built by Alpena Bicentennial Committee - emblem with lumberjack - sponsored by Alpena Shopping Center
277 Church group - kids walking and group of guitarists singing
278 2 men pulling canon and "North Church" with American Bald Eagle
279 Kobra Rock-n-Roll Band van advertising Small Boat Harbor concert
280 4-H covered wagon
281 VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 2496
282 Posen Chamber of Commerce with Miss Posen & Her Court
283 City of Alpena float - "Happy Birthday America"
284 Alpena Boosters (red van)
285 Shriner waving to the crowd
286 Papa Pizza truck, float, and crowd
287 Built by Alpena Bicentennial Committee - emblem with lumberjack - sponsored by Alpena Shopping Center
288 Mr. Allen S. MacArthur - Alpena's Centurion - 101 Years Young!
289 "We've come a long way" - kids on Hinks School float
290 WBKB-TV station wagon
291 Alpena Savings Bank - Eagle float
292 Trailer with band
293 Spectators dressed in Colonial outfits
294 Alpena Figure Skating Club float
295 Four Cement Mixer trucks in red, white, and blue colors with stars
296 "Just Married" - Wedding Chapel float
297 Morris Auto Supply Inc gloat with (City Band?) orchestra pulled by Elmer Krentz & Sons Forest Products truck
298 Horses and riders in period costumes
299 Living replica of Lumbermen's Memorial
300 "Paul Revere's Ride" float - boy of "horse"
301 Representation of military branches - Atlanta Veterans
302 "Remember when...? Fairbanks Worse Gas Engine - 1928...Sears Roebuck Pumpjack - 1942...Meyer Water Pump - 1911. Restored by Pete LaBelle
303 Linke's Flowers float
304 Living replica of Lumbermen's Memorial
305 Alpena High School Marching Band and Majorettes
306 Alpena CB Club float
307 Alpena Vintage Car Club with 3 vintage vehicles
Date of Publication
1976
Language of Item
English
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Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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