People stood in State Street to inspect a giant balloon pig and other stars of the 1949 Union-Fern Christmas Parade in downtown Schenectady. This photo was taken near the intersection with Broadway.
Movie stars, parade balloons, teenagers, musicians, familiar faces in strange places — they were all part of The Daily Gazette’s history page in 2007. As the year ends, the newspaper’s history department decided some favorite photos deserve encore appearances. So here they are, back in black and white.