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Masquerade Group, Turnfest Club
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Masquerade Group, Turnfest Club, Milwaukee Gymnastic Association. Five men and eleven women are dressed up in masquerade clothing, and all are wearing headcloths. An ivy covered picket fence appears in the background. The photograph has been colorized.
February 25, 1931
Fahrenkamp, H.
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