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Unidentified float with 12 young people visible parked on a residential street. This is a float that was part of the first Blessing of the Blossoms Festival Parade that was held in Traverse City on May 22,1925.

Kiwanis Club float that participated in the first Blessing of the Blossoms Festival Parade in Traverse City on May 22, 1925. It has a group of young girls riding on it and the a sign in front saying "We pull for Traverse City."

Cherry Festival lucky number poster

Cherry Festival parade on Union Street. Picture taken from the roof of the Wilhelm building corner of 8th and union.

Oak Park School float in Cherry Festival. Photo shows 5 different children with signs designating them as Mailman, Judge, Bank, etc.

A group of men rolling the recently rebuilt Overpack great logging wheels in the Cherry Festival parade.
1. (L-R) Dick Crampton, Tom Branish, Bob Wilson, Merlin Dumbrille, unk.
2. Bob Wilhelm in foreground
3. Bob Wilhelm in foreground

National Strawberry Queen, Manistee County float

Children's section of the Blossom Festival parade in front of J.C. Penney's and the Lyric theater on Front Street..

Picture from the book "Reflections Along the Bay" of Phyllis Clark's majorette group. They marched in the Cherry Festival parades and half time shows for several years.

Marine Corps flag bearers