labor day parade 1904 edison

For the history buffs: This is the first "film" of labor day parade made by Thomas Edison in 1904. Silent and black and white withstanding, it is of interest to folks that follow such things:


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This was taken in Fitchburg, Mass in 1904. Today, the size of the crowd is slightly less than the last labor day parade I attended in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sad how times have changed in a hundred years or so.