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The 1939 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was the 16th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and was held on November 23rd, 1939, in New York City and was shown to viewers live on some local NBC radio stations. The parade guest stared Eddie Duchin, Jane Pickens (who sang The Star-Spangled Banner), and a variety of Wizard of Oz floats and was notable for being the first to use utility vehicles to pull the floats instead of horses. Interestingly enough, the parade was also the first to be broadcast on television as well.<ref>https://macysthanksgiving.fandom.com/wiki/The_16th_Annual_Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade</ref> | The 1939 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was the 16th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and was held on November 23rd, 1939, in New York City and was shown to viewers live on some local NBC radio stations. The parade guest stared Eddie Duchin, Jane Pickens (who sang The Star-Spangled Banner), and a variety of Wizard of Oz floats and was notable for being the first to use utility vehicles to pull the floats instead of horses. Interestingly enough, '''the parade was also the first to be broadcast on television as well.'''<ref>https://macysthanksgiving.fandom.com/wiki/The_16th_Annual_Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade</ref> | ||
== Availability== | ==Availability == | ||
It should come as no surprise that the 1939 Parade is considered a piece of lost media, being locally broadcasted on an NBC station in New York. In addition, no form of TV recording existed back then, even professionally making the broadcast permanently lost. The only surviving evidence of | It should come as no surprise that the 1939 Parade is considered a piece of lost media, being locally broadcasted on an NBC station in New York. In addition, no form of TV recording existed back then, even professionally making the broadcast permanently lost. The only surviving evidence of it's existence is of one behind the scenes image. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[1998 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC broadcast of parade; 1998)]] | *[[1998 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC broadcast of parade; 1998)]] | ||
*[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (lost production material of cancelled film adaptation of annual event; 2011)]] | *[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (lost production material of cancelled film adaptation of annual event; 2011)]] | ||
*[[Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular (partially found TV broadcasts of event; 1991-present)]] | |||
[[Category:Lost TV]] | [[Category:Lost TV]] | ||
[[Category:Completely lost media]] | [[Category:Completely lost media]] | ||
[[Category:Historic]] | [[Category:Historic]] |
Latest revision as of 21:15, 24 June 2023
The 1939 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was the 16th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and was held on November 23rd, 1939, in New York City and was shown to viewers live on some local NBC radio stations. The parade guest stared Eddie Duchin, Jane Pickens (who sang The Star-Spangled Banner), and a variety of Wizard of Oz floats and was notable for being the first to use utility vehicles to pull the floats instead of horses. Interestingly enough, the parade was also the first to be broadcast on television as well.[1]
Availability
It should come as no surprise that the 1939 Parade is considered a piece of lost media, being locally broadcasted on an NBC station in New York. In addition, no form of TV recording existed back then, even professionally making the broadcast permanently lost. The only surviving evidence of it's existence is of one behind the scenes image.
References
See Also
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (partially found NBC broadcasts from parade; 1953-1980)
- 1982 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC broadcast of parade; 1982)
- 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC broadcast of parade; 1989)
- 1998 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (found NBC broadcast of parade; 1998)
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (lost production material of cancelled film adaptation of annual event; 2011)
- Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular (partially found TV broadcasts of event; 1991-present)