Independence Day parade held in Atlanta, Georgia each Fourth of July.
For most of its run, the telecast of the parade lasted two hours but in the later years was cut back to 90 minutes.
The event was the largest televised Independence Day parade in the country.
Brown Media Archives at the University of Georgia as part of the WSB-TV Collection.
Other events on the day include fireworks at Lenox Square (billed as the largest in the Southeast), and at Centennial Olympic Park.