A sepia-toned photographic print of a parade float from the Cadillaqua celebration held the fourth week of July in 1912

Description:

A sepia-toned photographic print of a parade float from the Cadillaqua celebration held the fourth week of July in 1912. According to a banner suspended from the float's rear, this float is entitled, "Landing of Fr. Cadillac." The float is decorated to look like a canoe floating atop waves. Within a man in a Cadillac costume stands at the bow gripping a blurred flag's pole while five men in stereotypical native American costume hold oars. The float is captured on a tree-lined street, and a porch is visible in the background on the far left. A spectator standing beneath a tree appears to have been scratched out to the float's left as well.

Date Issued:

1912-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Events

Subject Topic:

Cadillaqua, Parade Floats, and Parades

Subject Name:

Cadillac, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/1E0B6925-DB29-44B3-A6AC-635566966126