Parade float ideas for a bank

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  • Banning bank parade float

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TitleBanning bank parade float
Alternative TitleSecurity Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued1920
Contributing Institution Los Angeles Public Library
Collection Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
DescriptionThe prize-winning float in the Banning Armistice Day parade in 1920 is being driven by J.M. Westerfield. The flower-covered car float advertises the First National Bank, with resources of $450,000. Its slogan is "A Strong Bank in a Live Town."
TypeImage
Format1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier00069869
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Banning-Celebrations; S-001-477 4x5
CARL0000073913
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/110138
SubjectFirst National Bank (Banning, Calif.)
Parade floats--California--Banning
Automobiles--California--Banning
Banks and banking--California--Banning
Armistice Day
Portrait photographs
Banning (Calif.)
Time Period1911-1920

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Float, Float, Float!

Parade Float

A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as those of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Key West Fantasy Fest parade, Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, and the Tournament of Roses Parade. For the Tournament of Roses Parade, floats are decorated entirely in flowers. Parade floats were first introduced in the Middle Ages when churches used pageant wagons as movable scenery for passion plays.

Ice Cream Float

An ice cream float is a beverage that consists of ice cream in a soft drink. The traition float as the scoop of ice cream to the top of the soda an oes not mix them. There are a number of well-known combinations with specific names. The root beer flost is traditionally made with vanilla ice cream and root beer. In the United States and Canada, the A&W restaurant chain is well known for their root beer floats. A Boston cooler is typically composed of Vernors Ginger Ale and vanilla ice cream. An orange whip consists of vanilla ice cream and orange soda.

Swimming Float

A swimming float is often used for young children who are beginning to learn how to swim or during exercise for therapeutic or training purposes. These devices, which come in many shapes and types, are used to aid them with buoyancy. Common floats for children are inflatable rings (where the user swims in the middle of it) and inflatable armbands. After being inflated through a valve, they are much less dense than water because they are composed mainly of air. Swimming float-assisted can be more difficult than swimming without the float, because if the float is held in front of the swimmer a more vigorous workout for the legs. A variation known as the "pool noodle" is a long thin cylinder with a hollow core.

Economic Float

In economics, float is duplicate money present in the banking system during the time between a deposit being made in the recipient's account and the money being deducted from the sender's account. Float is most obvious in the time delay between a check being written and the funds to cover that check being deducted from the payer's account. Once the payee deposits the check in his account, his bank immediately credits (increases) his account, assuming that the payer's bank will ultimately send the funds. Until the payer's bank actually sends the funds, both the payer and the payee have the "same" money in both of their accounts. Once the payee's bank notifies the payer's bank, the funds will be removed from the payer's account and the check will be considered to have cleared the bank.

What do you put on parade floats?

#4- Parade Float Decor.
metallic streamers..
tissue paper to create pomps..
poly pomps..
tape lights and other lighting..
life size silhouettes and stand-ups..
styro letters..

How do you make parade float decorations?

Whatever you choose, make sure it matches the look and feel of your float. Here are some other easy float bed decoration ideas: grass mats. gossamer or other fabric..
solid-color background paper or fabric..
printed murals or background illustrations..
cardboard silhouettes..
painted wood or cardboard..

How long does it take to build a parade float?

Each float costs between $50,000 and $200,000 or more and takes up to a year to create. The floats are built in large warehouses, using a wide variety of materials and construction techniques.