This silent home movie shows the 1946 Rose Parade, the first post-WWII parade and one with a fitting theme — Victory, Unity and Peace. The Grand Marshall this year was Admiral Frederick Halsey who led the U.S. Navy to victory in WWII. One of the highlight floats from San Diego features a WWII airplane (4:03) complete with turning propeller. At 4:14 an L.A. Times float proclaims “Victory, Unity, Peace” on the masthead. At 5:11 the float from Ventura features a spinning globe. At 5:52 a Glendale float with an enormous dove moves past. At 7:35 the Compton float is shown and at 8:25 the Rotary Club. At 9:26 an elaborate float with a Lockheed airplane moves past. At 10:41 the parade is over and some of the award winning floats are shown in detail.

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This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com