Spectacular Ticker-tape parade on Broadway, Low Manhattan NYC June 18th, 1910.

This incredible dynamic image probably depicts an event that took place on Broadway, Low Manhattan in New York City on June 18th, 1910 dedicated to former President Theodore Roosevelt, following return from his African expedition. Theodore Roosevelt’s return from his fifteen-month African safari was the largest recorded parade to that date and the first “officially sanctioned” ticker-tape parade in New York City. Though President Roosevelt had left office in March 1909, his homecoming from Africa over a year later earned him a hero’s welcome, attracting an estimated one million spectators. The day before his arrival, the Atlantic Constitution even reported that “It a remarkable tribute to the man’s personality that virtually every element of citizenship in the country should be more or less on tiptoes in the excitement of anticipation.” As President Roosevelt entered New York Harbor the next day on the luxury liner Kaiserin, he was greeted by cheering crowds, an extravagant naval display, and a twenty-one-gun salute. Following his remarks, Roosevelt and his family, escorted by 150 members of his Rough Rider unit from the Spanish-American war and thousands of police officers, veterans, and soldiers, led a five-mile procession from Broadway to 59th Street and Fifth Avenue.