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Drake Relays Parade, 1950s

A student masquerading as a tiger rides in a cage during a Drake Relays Parade.

Drake Relays Parade, 1950s

Students dressed as tigers ride in cages on a float during a 1950s Drake Relays Parade.

Drake Relays Parade, 1958

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

Drake Relays Parade, 1958

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

Drake Relays Parade, 1960s

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

Drake Relays Parade, 1960s

An unidentified student rides a float in a Drake Relays Parade. The float reads "Greatest Show on Earth: Drake Relays."

Drake Relays Parade, 1950s

Students ride a float reading "The Height of Achievement" during a 1950s Drake Relays Parade.

Students ride a float in a 1950s Drake Relays Parade that reads, "Every Body Comes to the Relays". The black tombstone reads "Texas A&M Shot Put 1952". This record is one the parade participants believed would be broken (or buried) that year.

Drake Relays Parade, 1950s

Floats in a Drake Relays Parade in the 1950s.

Drake Relays Parade, 1970s

Police march past the Iowa State Capitol in a Drake Relays Parade.

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