In 1950, the Commandant’s Quarters of the Detroit Arsenal was designated as the Dearborn Historical Museum. To celebrate this historic occasion, the Master Planning Committee devised a colorful event in the form of a parade and pageant. The Cavalcade of Dearborn was meant to show the birth of Dearborn as a farming community and its growth to gaining status as a major city in the mid century. After months of hard work from committee members, sponsors, and hundreds of volunteers, the Cavalcade was launched on October 12th and lasted until the 14th, just in time for the dedication ceremony of the museum.

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Here are some color slides and photographs of the event as seen by 30,000 people on the Cavalcade’s parade route.