Gallery: preview of parade floats for the Days of '47 parade

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Children dance beneath the cooling spray mist of a dragon, which is part of a float sponsored by the Chinese Society of Utah. The float was among other Days of '47 Parade entries on display at the South Towne Expo Center on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

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Jeff Glover, sitting on the Utah North Stake's float, fires an animated rocket, complete with a plume of smoke exhaust. The float was among other Days of '47 Parade entries on display at the South Towne Expo Center on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

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Murray City's entry promoting reading was one of the Days of '47 Parade floats on display at the South Towne Expo Center on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

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Paul Meldrum (4) and Gus Cooper (4) take a ride on a radio-controlled sea turtle that was part of the Bennion West Stake's float on display at the South Towne Expo Center on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

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Jacob Stanger, 6 of Herriman, watches as Ashlyn Peterson, 17, dressed as a bee, drives a race car on the West Jordan River Oaks Stake float. The float was among other Days of '47 Parade entries on display at the South Towne Expo Center on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

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· July 20, 2011 10:56 pm

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Images from The Days of '47 Zions Bank Float Preview Party take this Wednesday July 20, 2011