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Mattoon's Kid's Parades
Kids' Parade
During the Great Depression and World War II, parades were used to entertain the children. A favorite types of parade in Mattoon, during the 1930's and 1940's, was a "Pet Parade"
Local families and their pets proceeding down Broadway to Lawson Park
Photograph of kids with their pets
Jean Johnston, Mattoon A Pictorial History, St. Louis: G. Bradley Publishing, 1993.
