Color photo of the Dutchess Community College award winning parade float of 1959. Seated on the float are 3 men and 2 women. Rip Van Winkle is standing on the top of the float - you can see the end of his beard. The base of the float is in red, white, and blue, stars and stripes. A desk and typewriter are on the front of the float with a pail to the left. It appears that a nose cone of a rocket is shooting out from the float. There is an anatomical diagram in the middle as well as what appears to be an oscilliscope. The woman seated in the middle is wearing a beret and a colorful skirt. The crowd gathered for the parade is lining the street. Several shops on the street can be identified: J. Arnold Wood Jewelry, Drugs Bolton Surgical, and The Mohican Market. Handwritten on the photo is "Compliments of Henry Reichert".