[Home Movies Hoffman - 128 1929 Bridesburg]

This home movie is a parade in the 1920s on a city street in an area known as Bridesburg. The parade includes a marching band, people dressed in Native American attire, a cowboy riding a horse, an elderly couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, horse-drawn fire engines, and various commercial trucks. The parade route turns a corner and passes various churches, including St. John Cantius Church, All Saints Church, German Reform Church, Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church, and Baptist Church. The parade also shows the Tetonka Hall and the Bridesburg Public School. People are seen shaking hands and posing for photos. The parade ends with the Columbia Yacht Club.

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