The Admiral color TV with a 15" screen
The first compatible color television was built by the Admiral corporation and went
on sale Dec. 30, 1953. The set had a price tag of $1,175. According to the David
Sarnoff Library in Princeton, N.J., the first coast-to-coast color TV broadcast was
the January 1, 1954 Tournament of Roses Parade on NBC.
The Queen’s Float, 1954 Tournament of Roses Parade
THERE WERE RUMORS AT THE TIME THAT THAT
WAS’NT ACTUALLY THE QUEEN ON THE FLOAT,
BUT A MANIQUEIN FROM MACY’S DEPARTMENT
STORE, AS THE QUEEN WAS BADLY HUNG OVER
FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE!……….JUST KIDDING!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!!
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There is my mom, closest to the camera, far right; she’s looking to her left. I haven’t seen this particular photo before, thanks for posting it 🙂