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In 1923, a parade float rides through Takoma Park, MD, with children dressed as major American symbols such as the Statue of Liberty and a Founding Father.

▲Dressed as the Statue of Liberty and the female symbol of the United States, 'Columbia,' two women pose at a park across from the White House in Washington, D.C., in 1919.

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A woman dressed as Columbia stands with dancers and American flags near the White House in 1919.

▲A young girl sits on a car decorated like the American flag in Vale, OR.

▲Children dressed in American-themed attire ride bicycles at the Vale, OR, Independence Day parade in 1941.

▲American Legion rides on top of a decorated pickup truck during a Watertown, WI, Independence Day celebration in 1941.

▲A group of teenagers chat around a fireworks stand near Milwaukee, WI, in 1941.

▲A float honoring Pocahontas, Captain John Smith, and the Indigenous Powhatan tribe rolls by during an Independence Day parade in Washington, D.C. in 1916.

▲Children don striped costumes at a Fourth of July celebration in Takoma Park, MD, in 1923.

▲A young boy in a patriotic outfit waves the American flag on top of a decorated car in Vale, OR, on July 4, 1941.

▲Soldiers march through the streets of Vale, OR, in July 1941.

▲Sleepy picnickers take a nap on the grass in 1941 at an Independence Day celebration in Vale, OR.

▲Crowds watch a game being played at a Fourth of July gathering at Helena Island, SC, in 1939.

▲Members of a motorcycle club chitchat at a Fourth of July event in Vale, OR.

▲Young children sit on a flag-covered float during a Fourth of July parade in Vale, OR.

▲An Independence Day picnic in Custer County, CO, in 1887.

▲Crowds of people gather around an Independence Day parade in Watertown, WI, in 1941.

▲A marching band strides down the streets of Watertown, WI, during a Fourth of July parade in 1941.

▲A farmer and his baby daughter attend a Fourth of July festival in Vale, OR.

▲A young girl holding a flag wears an American-themed outfit with a hat bearing the word "Liberty" in 1916.

▲A Betsy Ross-inspired horse-drawn carriage rolls down the road during a Washington, D.C. Independence Day celebration in 1916.

▲A "Birth of Old Glory" float at Takoma Park, MD, on July 4, 1923.

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A massive crowd gathers around The Ellipse, a park located just south of the White House fence in July 1919.

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▲Get ready to break out the red, white, and blue because the Fourth of July is here! This is a time to celebrate the founding of our nation's freedom and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. What better way to celebrate this historic event than looking back at America's past?

Click through the following gallery to see fascinating photos from Fourth of July festivals from years past.

Travel back in time with these vintage Fourth of July photos

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Get ready to break out the red, white, and blue because the Fourth of July is here! This is a time to celebrate the founding of our nation's freedom and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. What better way to celebrate this historic event than looking back at America's past?

Click through the following gallery to see fascinating photos from Fourth of July festivals from years past.