These photos are fading taken pre-digital era. While there are no Swans dancing, there are plenty of horses, clowns, Scots,buckskin riders and others of the wild west parade shots we took from our bleacher seats. I found the old program too and a poster. Sadly the list of parade participants is faded and did not scan but I notice it was the centennial celebration for Calgary that year.
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| Stampede program |
I share some of our July 7, 1975 Calgary Stampede parade as we watched from our bleacher seats across the street from a multi story parking garage where folks hung from the sides to watch. I noticed I did not caption the photos, so now 39 years later, I try.
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| Unidentified tribe Indian Buckskin rider, notice the parking garage observers across the street |
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| more unidentified natives |
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| Well it was a western days event, this bull float was a hit |
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| Calgary Stampede poster of the event |
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| Horsewomen with flags |
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| Cowgirls on the hood |
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| Horse drawn wagon with dignitary |
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| Scots bagpipers |
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| This giant size clown shows the stories of folks across the street in the parking structure and those on the rooftop This was my Sepia Saturday contribution to see others go to this link there are sure to be many surprises and stunning photos from the international community http://sepiasaturday.blogspot.com/2014/11/sepia-saturday-256-29-november-2014.html |
I love the posters - very dramatic!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to Calgary, but have heard that the Stampede is a parade worth seeing. I think those faded pre-digital photos that we all have deserve to be recognised as a category, similar to sepia and black and white.
ReplyDeleteJo, yes those photos and their colors are fading...some worse than others as I had them in those awful old albums self adhesive with the pastic like over sheets....we knew no better then.
ReplyDeleteVery enjoyable post, Pat! I always love me a man in a kilt! That's all.
ReplyDeleteYou presented a vivid picture of the Calgary Stampede and I particularly liked the old posters.
ReplyDeleteIt certainl looks a colourful event. That giant clown looks similar to one of the giants in my Cyprus collage. They must take ages to make.
ReplyDeleteAll the best parades have horses and I suspect the Calgary Stampede beats them all. I've even seen old photos of cowboy bands on horseback from the event.
ReplyDeleteA colourful collection, in more ways than one.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been a spectacular event. Well done!
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