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Mummers 2024

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Parading on South Broad Street below City Hall.
Explorer Cadets took to the street for a group shot with the deputy police commissioner; opportunistic Mummers seized the moment for an exquisite photo bomb.
Members of the Satin Slipper brigade on Broad Street. Their theme was Powwow: A Ritual of the Spirit. Their leader described the routine as celebrating the rich history of the Native American culture, paying tribute to the great American tribes.

Lucy lookin’ good

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Lucy the Elephant stands her ground in Margate, N.J., where an expensive refurbishment put her into prime shape at the end of 2022. She was built in 1881 as a real-estate attraction, prospective property owners were taken to the cupola, about six stories high, so they could survey the landscape. She is about four miles from Atlantic City, which about then was emerging as a resort destination.

Asian street food market

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The Sunday Cambodian street food market was thriving on Labor Day weekend, including this vendor offering shrimp spring rolls, lobster balls, and a big variety of other fried items.
The street food market spreads among the trees near Picnic Area 11 at FDR Park.