PARTICIPANTS IN A KIDDIES PARADE, AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD EARLY IN THE EVENING DURING THE SUMMER IN NEW ULM, MINNESOTA. THE YOUNGSTERS AND PARENTS MAKE ALL OF THEIR OWN COSTUMES AND FLOATS. THE TOWN IS A COUNTY SEAT TRADING CENTER OF 13,000 IN A FARMING COMMUNITY OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1854 BY A GERMAN IMMIGRANT LAND COMPANY THAT ENCOURAGED KINSMEN TO EMIGRATE FROM EUROPE. THE ARRIVAL OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS SINCE 1950 HAS HELPED NEW ULM GROWTH

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