http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=463070302&sid=1&Fmt=10&clientId=8068&RQT=309&VName=HNP
I entered this world on April 22, 1946, coincidentally, Easter Sunday. As Chicago Daily Tribune headlines proclaim, the “Gayest Easter in Years.” It was the first Easter celebration after the end of World War II. I found this charming photo, of women and children all dolled-up for the holiday, in a Proquest search of my birth date. I’ve attached the link for your enjoyment. “In my Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it . . .”
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Loved the pictures of the 1946 Easter Parade!
Times sure were more innocent when a major daily newspaper would cover such a charming story!
Comment by centralparker — October 30, 2008 @ 5:25 pm
Thank you! The photos are grainy b & w, but when I looked closely at them, I realized that one picture was of a black mother and her 2 sons in their Easter finery. Interesting! Surprising!??
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Comment by 1ofthekathleens — October 31, 2008 @ 2:46 pm