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CHRISTMAS TREE LAMPS IN 1940

CHRISTMASLIGHTS
From Life magazine

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FIRST MACY PARADE WAS IN 1924

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An estimated 250,000 spectators attended the first parade.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been an annual event presented by the
retail store chain Macy’s since 1924. It is the second-oldest parade held in the U.S.
on Thanksgiving, along with Detroit’s America’s Thanksgiving Parade.The Macy’s
event has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952.

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CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS FROM THE 1940s

christmas tree lights 1940s
christmas packages

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REMEMBER THESE?

 aluminum tree & color wheel
The shiny aluminum Christmas Tree with rotating color wheel

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LET THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING BEGIN!

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christmas window 1

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girl window shopping

christmas shopping 2

       roy rogers christmas

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