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Drake Relays Parade, 1960s

Students ride a float celebrating the opportunities in the US Army past the Iowa State Capital Building during the Drake Relays Parade.

A float goes by the Iowa State Capitol during a Drake Relays Parade in the 1950s.

A float shaped like the Eiffel Tower passes in front of the Iowa State Capitol in a Drake Relays Parade.

The 1958 Drake Relays Parade proceeds west from the front of the Iowa State Capitol. The float in the foreground reads "Our Grecian Heritage."

A Cinderella themed float goes by the Iowa State Capitol in the 1958 Drake Relays Parade.

Relays Queen Mary Ann Harris from the University of Nebraska rides in the Drake Relays Parade.

A Don Quixote float prepares for the Drake Relays Parade at the Iowa State Capitol building.

A float goes past the Iowa State Capitol in the Drake Relays Parade.

A Sigma Phi Epsilon float goes past the Iowa State Capitol in the Drake Relays Parade.

Highlanders march past the Iowa State Capitol in the 1969 Drake Relays Parade.