Towering over Woodward Avenue is M man, brother to Superman and representing the planet University of Michigan! Woodward is Detroit, and the parade began in 1924.
Original Miniature Snapshot Collection Jim Linderman.
Thanks and a tip of the huge balloon to Curley's Antiques.
Initially I thought this was a somewhat primitive church piece from a somewhat primitive alter, but it didn't take me long to realize it is a parade float fragment from the end of World War Two. Over 4 feet long and nearly as tall, the dove of peace would wiggle along the parade route on the wire stand. Two-sided plywood with creamy white paint on the letters and dove, a nice red base with a hole to connect it for the slow ride through town.
Peace Plywood Parade Construction circa 1945 Collection Jim Linderman
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