Looking Back’s theme for 2026 is Downtown by the Decades. In May 1950, Olympia celebrated the centennial of its founding with a parade and other events. This image shows the float for Sunset Life Insurance, with riders in vintage attire. Image selected and captioned by Deborah Ross on behalf of the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum, https://olympiahistory.org.
Susan Parish collection, 1950, Washington State Archives