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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated November 26, 1964 reads "Nearly a million people lined Hollywood Boulevard last night for the annual Santa Claus Lane Parade of Stars. Here, singer Lauritz Melchior as Santa Claus, brings the parade to a close. Traffic in and out of Hollywood was snarled until nearly midnight because of the event."
Melchior, Lauritz Santa Claus Hollywood Christmas Parade Singers--United States Men Women Spectators Parades Parade floats Neon signs Stores & shops Hollywood Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Night photographs
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