We can't wait for the parade! Last week we featured some Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade history, and today our 34th Street archivist Anne Kumer covers float designer Tony Sarg and one of his Macy's balloons. This post also appears on NYC Circa.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float designer Tony Sarg owned a curiosity shop in Nantucket, Massachusetts. In the summer of 1937, and with the help of many others, he staged an unusual sighting off the coast using one of his Macy's balloons, the Nantucket Sea Monster.
The initial sighting off the coast of Nantucket, MA |
Footprints are found and measured on the shore. |
Spectators examine the beast |
Some are more daring than others |
Tony Sarg with fellow spectators and the Nantucket Sea Serpent. |
Here is a video of the "discovery" from the NHA YouTube channel.
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