paradefloats

45 photos tagged paradefloats, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.

When were these photos taken?

1907

2019

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46% of these photos are geotagged.

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State Library of Queensland 18 photos
Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection 17 photos
SMU Libraries Digital Collections 5 photos
Florida Memory 3 photos
University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections 2 photos

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Naval cadets and floats in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
People wearing masks and a float in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Brass marching band in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Dignitaries on a podium watching the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Scottish marching band and a maypole float in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Red Cross nurses in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
People in costumes on a float in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Float decorated as the Kanowna [ship] in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Horse-drawn ship float in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Army brass band in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Naval brass band in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Scottish marching band in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Floats in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Queensland Ambulance float in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Horse-drawn float in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025

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Jubilee parade float 20

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

beachcomber australia said:
I think it says -

"Music is the Universal Lan[guage of Mankind]"

- a quote from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(thanks Google!)
covid convict said:
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229187911 - the Sun, 29th January, 1951...'This float, representing the growth of music in 50 years of federation was one of the 51 spectacular floats in today's Cavalcade of Jubilee procession. It carried the names of famous Australian musicians and composers...'

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248511681 - The Daily Telegraph, 30th January, 1951...the names are definitely highbrow...Alfred Hill, Joan Hammond, John Brownlee, Eileen Joyce...looks like Angus didn't get a mention...

The location is of course Macquarie St...with the Treasury Building in the background...
Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
beachcomber australia Brilliant, thank you 👀🔍
Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
covid convict We love the spectators crowding the windows of the Treasury!

July 4th parade: Delray Beach, Florida

from Florida Memory

excellentzebu1050 said:
Brilliant Picture

Potlatch parade float

from University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections

Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies said:
Wow, Michelin Men!

Red Cross nurses in the parade celebrating the end of the First World War, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1919

from State Library of Queensland

5 older comments, and then…
Aussie~mobs said:
Fabulous collections of photos of the peace parade.
Flickr said:
Congrats on Explore! ⭐ September 6, 2025
Michael Gschwind said:
Glückwunsch zu Explore !
PaulSheff said:
Beautifully captured and faved 🌟 Congrats on Explore 📷✨ Have a nice day 🙏
gato-gato-gato said:
Sehr schönes Foto.