1940 Cherry Festival Restored

Labeled as "1940" This video is actually of the 1939 Cherry Festival. The newspapers were full of news of the war in Europe and Asia. America was about to be changed forever. The Cherry Festival in Traverse City Michigan was far from those troubled times but not for long. The Coast Guard brought the queen, Jean Halmond and her court to the city docks. The first ever pet parade was a hit and the highlight was the Grand Floral parade. The film has no audio and like the popular film of the day, The Wizard of Oz, it changes from black and white to vibrant color.

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[Dennisnorthland]

@Toronado2008 The Coast Guard still does that every year. Restoration was done by Color lab in Maryland. The History Center of Traverse City is seeking funding to restore a 40 min. film from January 1940 "We're In The Movies". A professional film shot that had a quick view of your Dad's store on Front & Cass. It features lots of businesses & people in town. There are over 11,000 photos on our website: traverse history.org. that you can search. A photo of Harold D. missing. I'll fix that.

[Toronado2008]

These are great films! The quality is so clear. I love the idea of the Coast Guard bringing the queen to the festival .....