For decades, the Historical/Hysterical Parade has showcased Santa Fe's humor — especially in election years — and its connections to the past.
Fiesta queen Carmen Espinosa in 1935.
A Fiesta "float" in 1948.
Hoofing it during the 1980 Historical/Hysterical Parade.
Waving to the crowd during the 1981 parade.
A London-themed float pokes fun at the governor in 1984.
Clowning around during the 1982 parade.
Then-Mayor Sam Pick, left, and former Gov. Toney Anaya greet the crowd during the 1988 parade.
A float pokes fun at the Santa Fe City Council, circa 1940s.
A float makes a political statement, circa 1980s.
The Santa Fe High band marches in the parade, circa 1970s.
A float during the 1986 parade.
Parade participants in 1989.
A crowd of spectators along Guadalupe Street in 1988.
Tommy Macione as Father Time at the 1965 Historical/Hysterical Parade.
Participants in the 1986 Historical/Hysterical Parade.
A parade float, circa 1980.
A parade float in 1977.
A band atop photographer and activist Lisa Law’s Peace Bus sings “All You Need Is Love” during the 2014 Desfile de la Gente.
A parade float, circa 1980.
A float for a youth football team in the 1977 parade.
Participants in the 1987 parade.
Denys Cope, left, and Suzanne Spielman cool off the crowd with squirts of water in 1990.
The Pink Adobe float in 1948.
A young parade participant in 1986.
A Historical/Hysterical Parade participant in an undated photo.
Parade participants with a message in 1983.
The Historical/Hysterical Parade in 1989.
A parade float, circa 1980.
Jenny Cale, left, and her sister Klara Reitz, 20, both from Santa Fe, look on from the roof top of the Sena Cantina as the Caballeros de Vargas go by on their float through Palace Ave. during the Hysterical/Historical Parade on Sep. 11, 2011. Photo by Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
Tess Moore,16, with the Santa Fe High theatre group dances with her friends during the annual Historical/Hysterical Parade on Sunday, September 13, 2009. Thousands of people enjoyed watching the parade which started at De Vargas Mall and continued up Palace Ave to Paseo de Peralta back down to the mall. Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican