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2012 San Fancisco, Carnival Parade
Presented by San Francisco Cultural Arts Traditions. 2012 was photographed near the parade start at 24th and Bryant Streets.
Art Banners Butts Dancers Facepaint Kids Masks Musicians Posers Stilt-Walkers Symbols The Parade Vehicles
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Art, In The 2012 Carnival Parade

Occasionally there is purely drawn art in the parade.

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Banners, Of The 2012 Carnival Parade

Almost every contingent in the parade had a sign of some sort.Here were some that had full fledged banners.

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Butts, In The 2012 Carnival Parade

Occasionally the posterior presented a good shot.

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Dancers, In The 2012 Carnival Parade

This parade featured lots of dancing in the street. Here is just a sampling of those dancers.

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Facepaint, Of The 2012 Carnival Parade

Not all masks were manufactured. Some were painted on.

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Kids, In The 2012 Carnival Parade

Many children marched, performed, rode in floats or were carried in this parade.

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Masks, In The 2012 Carnival Parade

The Carnival Parade was a festival of masks and costumes.

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Musicians, In The 2012 Carnival Parade

People who played instruments or sang in the parade.

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Posers, Of The 2012 Carnival Parade

Some people would see a camera and immediately strike a pose.Here we document a few such posers.

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Stilt-Walkers, At The 2012 Carnival Parade

People walking on stilts have slowly over time become a moreprominent part of the parade.

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Symbols, Found In The 2012 Carnival Parade

Symbolic elements were everywhere in this parade. Here we shoe only thefew captured on film.

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The Parade, -- The 2012 Carnival Parade

The Carnival Parade itself shown as highlights.

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Vehicles, In The 2012 Carnival Parade

Some pulled floats, some were floats, and others where something else.


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