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6th Grade Library: Balloons Over Broadway

Primary vs Secondary Sources

The parade

Blowing up the balloons

History of the parade

Macy's Parade Mishaps

An article about mishaps at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade through the years

Primary Source Video

Primary Sources - Tony Sarg

UConn's Tony Sarg collection

Tony Sarg's puppeteer's

Melissa Sweet, illustrator, used UConn's puppetry museum

Tony Sarg and the Nantucket Sea Monster

Nantucket Historical Association

Nantucket Sea Monster LibGuide

New York Times Archives

Page 35 of the New York Times from November 30, 1933

Balloons Over Broadway

The true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade