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Ceremony at Vilas Circle Bear Mound
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Miss Pauline Buell removes an American flag from the Vilas Circle Bear Mound following the unveiling of a historic tablet on July 29, 1910.
July 29, 1910
Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946
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