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2006, Chinese New Year Parade

Floats in waiting along Main Street
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Floats in waiting along Main Street


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Float with headless man under construction
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Float with headless man under construction


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Two girls practice in advance of the parade
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Two girls practice in advance of the parade


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A bored motorcycle officer awaits the parade's start
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A bored motorcycle officer awaits the parade's start


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Nancy Pelosi leads the parade
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Nancy Pelosi leads the parade


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Galileo High School marching band
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Galileo High School marching band


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Galileo High School drum corps
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Galileo High School drum corps


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A dragon and lions
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A dragon and lions


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A very tall lion
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A very tall lion


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Another dragon
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Another dragon


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Big kids
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Big kids


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A group of big kids
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A group of big kids


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A full moon overlooked the parade
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A full moon overlooked the parade


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More big kids
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More big kids


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Fan dancers
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Fan dancers


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A dragon assaults the photographer
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A dragon assaults the photographer


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McCoppin Dragons from Frank McCoppin Elementary School
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McCoppin Dragons from Frank McCoppin Elementary School


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The headless float now has a head
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The headless float now has a head


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The Albertsons' float
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The Albertsons' float


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Twirling dancers
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Twirling dancers


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Some of the crowds viewing the parade
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Some of the crowds viewing the parade


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The Ma Tsu Temple of USA
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The Ma Tsu Temple of USA


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Evil spirits being driven away by fire crackers.
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Evil spirits being driven away by fire crackers.


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A humble but very bright float
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A humble but very bright float


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Even Ronald McDonald was there
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Even Ronald McDonald was there


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Yet another dragon chasing a red sun ball
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Yet another dragon chasing a red sun ball


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Stylized dragon chasing a metal ball
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Stylized dragon chasing a metal ball


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Alice Fong Yu Alternative School
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Alice Fong Yu Alternative School


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Float passes facing the wrong way
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Float passes facing the wrong way


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Tall figurines pass by
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Tall figurines pass by


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Dragon chasing a pearl ball
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Dragon chasing a pearl ball


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Lanterns
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Lanterns


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A lantern-like float
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A lantern-like float


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Marching band flies past in great haste
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Marching band flies past in great haste


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The only valentine float
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The only valentine float


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Gays with children
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Gays with children


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Lions prowl the streets
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Lions prowl the streets


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Dragon chases its own fiery tail
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Dragon chases its own fiery tail


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A grand golden year-of-the-dog float
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A grand golden year-of-the-dog float


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The SPCA's emergency horse vehicle
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The SPCA's emergency horse vehicle


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Stilt walkers
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Stilt walkers


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More fan dancers
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More fan dancers


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Marching band lead by xylophones
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Marching band lead by xylophones


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Wells Fargo's Jack The Treasure Dog float
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Wells Fargo's Jack The Treasure Dog float


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Flag draped lion car
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Flag draped lion car


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Another dragon chases a sun fire ball
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Another dragon chases a sun fire ball


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Dog house for this year of the dog's dog
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Dog house for this year of the dog's dog


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Southwest Airline float
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Southwest Airline float


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Big figurine float
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Big figurine float


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Float blowing glitter into the air
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Float blowing glitter into the air


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Ladies in waiting on the the queen of the parade
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Ladies in waiting on the the queen of the parade


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Ever so serious leader of the band
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Ever so serious leader of the band


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Dragon chasing sun fire ball
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Dragon chasing sun fire ball


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Musical float with a freaked out dog
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Musical float with a freaked out dog


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Thunder Valley Casino float
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Thunder Valley Casino float


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Sanitation workers near the end of the parade
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Sanitation workers near the end of the parade


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Massive fire cracker display like thunder fills the air with smoke
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Massive fire cracker display like thunder fills the air with smoke


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