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Trio of musical pussycats revolve around and around to their own music, and to the delight of 600,000 spectators who lined the six-mile route of today(...)
Trio of musical pussycats revolve around and around to their own music, and to the delight of 600,000 spectators who lined the six-mile route of today(...)

Trio of musical pussycats revolve around and around to their own music, and to the delight of 600,000 spectators who lined the six-mile route of today(...)

Date11/14/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Trio of musical pussycats revolve around and around to their own music; and to the delight of 600;000 spectators who lined the six-mile route of today's 66th annual Santa Claus parade. The cats were on one of the 30 brilliantly-colored floats making up the cavalcade along with 15 bands. The mile-long parade; which began at 8:30 a.m. at Dupont St. and Dovercourt Rd.; ended at 10 a.m. at Eaton's downtown store. Newcomers to this year's parade included characters of Dr. Seuss' popular children's books; including Cat in the Hat and others.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010715F
More than 600,000 hail Santa's annual arrival, The head of Mother Goose peers from the front of her float as she surveys the crowd-lined 6-mile parade(...)
More than 600,000 hail Santa's annual arrival, The head of Mother Goose peers from the front of her float as she surveys the crowd-lined 6-mile parade(...)
11/14/1970
The hare and tortoise made up just one of 23 floats in yesterday's parade, which drew about 800,000 spectators
The hare and tortoise made up just one of 23 floats in yesterday's parade, which drew about 800,000 spectators
11/18/1990
Santa Claus waves to cheering crowds as he passes old city hall in the parade Saturday, when hundreds of thousands of children and adults lined the ro(...)
Santa Claus waves to cheering crowds as he passes old city hall in the parade Saturday, when hundreds of thousands of children and adults lined the ro(...)
11/18/1973
The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
11/16/1974
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
11/13/1971
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Merry old Santa practises a high wave for the hundreds of thousands expected to turn out for today's 85th annual Santa Claus Parade, which starts at C(...)
11/17/1990
Waiting for you-know-ho-ho who, The crowds are three kids and three adults deep in a drift of sleeping bags, snowsuits and blanketed lawn chairs outsi(...)
Waiting for you-know-ho-ho who, The crowds are three kids and three adults deep in a drift of sleeping bags, snowsuits and blanketed lawn chairs outsi(...)
11/15/1992
Guess who's coming, Saint Nick, at parade headquarters yesterday, has a message
Guess who's coming, Saint Nick, at parade headquarters yesterday, has a message
10/19/1992
Santa's friends included this lobster who stopped to chat with children
Santa's friends included this lobster who stopped to chat with children
11/13/1977
Santa's coming: City workers Henning Rasmussen, Geoffrey Emery, centre, and Brent Melanson work on a float for the Christmas parade
Santa's coming: City workers Henning Rasmussen, Geoffrey Emery, centre, and Brent Melanson work on a float for the Christmas parade
11/12/1992
Non-regulation gear: Rudolph recruits police Sergeant Dennis Grummett by a nose
Non-regulation gear: Rudolph recruits police Sergeant Dennis Grummett by a nose
11/15/1992
Junior Rudolphs: Red foam noses, sold by nurses from Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, were the hit of the day with many of the children lining the streets
Junior Rudolphs: Red foam noses, sold by nurses from Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, were the hit of the day with many of the children lining the streets
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