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Lot 610

RPPC, Sunshine Society Parade Float, Decorated Mule Cart

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Two women dressed in white sit aboard a flower-covered two-wheel cart pulled by a white mule, photographed as a real photo postcard likely dating to the early twentieth century based on the AZO stamp box format visible on the reverse. A large banner draped over the mule reads "Sunshine Society" with a sunburst emblem and the number "12-A" on a smaller placard below, identifying this as a numbered entry in a community parade or pageant. No photographer's imprint appears on the reverse.

The cart's wheels, body, and axle are wrapped in garlands of small flowers or greenery, and a fringed parasol decorated with floral trim is mounted above the passengers. One woman wears a wide-brimmed straw boater with a dark band, while the other wears a softer hat; both are dressed in light-colored summer blouses and skirts. A clapboard house with shuttered windows and a covered porch is visible in the background.

The Sunshine Society was a widely active charitable and social organization of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with chapters throughout the United States engaged in community service and civic festivities, making parade participation a common activity for member groups. The float's elaborate decoration and numbered entry designation suggest an organized civic event with multiple competing or participating entries.

The reverse bears a standard undivided-style AZO stamp box, unused, with no address, message, or identifying inscription. A penciled price notation of "260" appears in the upper right corner.

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