Forest Protection Float in Centennial Parade | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Forest Protection Float in Centennial Parade

Forest Protection Float in Centennial Parade | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Elevated view over a crowd of people watching a parade. The Wisconsin Conservation Department float is coming down the road. It features a forest with taxidermied animals, and a person in a Smokey the Bear costume sitting on a log. A sign on the front of the float reads: "Products of the Forest, While Stevens Point was Growing Up, 'Prevent Forest Fires.'" A sign on the side of the float reads: "Wisconsin Conservation Department, Forest Protection Division."
DESCRIPTION
Elevated view over a crowd of people watching a parade. The Wisconsin Conservation Department float is coming down the road. It features a forest with taxidermied animals, and a person in a Smokey the Bear costume sitting on a log. A sign on the front of the float reads: "Products of the Forest, While Stevens Point was Growing Up, 'Prevent Forest Fires.'" A sign on the side of the float reads: "Wisconsin Conservation Department, Forest Protection Division."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:131806
Creation Date: 1958
Creator Name:Tvedt, Dean
City:Stevens Point
County:Portage
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources color transparencies, 1958-1978
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:transparency, color
Original Format Number:PH 2427, Box 8
Original Dimensions:2 x 2 inches
SUBJECTS
Prevention
Cities and towns
Clothing and dress
Costume
Hats
Roads
Trees
Mascots
Parades
Outdoor photography
Crowds

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