Captain Nemo, 1929, Credit: AP
Balloons and floats, 1933, Credit: AP
Superman, 1940, Credit: AP
Teddy bear, 1945, Credit: AP
Giant baseball player float, 1946, Credit: AP
Radio City Music Hall’s Rockettes perform, 1958, Credit: AP
The iconic Popeye balloon, 1959, Credit: AP
Jumbo elephant, 1962, Credit: AP
Mickey Mouse, 1973, Credit: AP
Underdog, 1979, Credit: Jon Harder
Olive Oyl and Garfield, 1986, Credit: AP
Ronald McDonald, 1989, Credit: AP
Pink Panther, 1992, Credit: AP
Jo Jo the Clown, 2006, Credit: AP
Spiderman, 2011, Credit: AP