A Visual History of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Life During Wartime
A hippo and a clown pass by the west side of Central Park during the 1941 parade. The parade would take a hiatus from 1942-44 during World War II. Because of helium and rubber shortages, balloons were deflated and donated to the government for the war effort.

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