The turkey’s bathing in brine, the relatives are preparing their political arguments and the children are parked in front of the television, watching a larger-than-life Pikachu pursue a too-big-for-his-britches SpongeBob SquarePants.
Since the first balloon debuted at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927, balloon-spotting has been as much a Thanksgiving tradition as donning elastic-waisted pants. But those gargantuan rubber characters—which can require as many as 90 handlers, a number that still hasn’t prevented run-ins with lampposts and the occasional bystander injury—have been the source of nearly as much Thanksgiving drama as have dinner-table debates.
Below are some photographs of the parade in 1961—do kids today even know who Popeye is?
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
20 Fascinating Vintage Photographs From the 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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