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| Date: | 08 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Four young women blowing on noise makers, with other people watching, celebrating V-J Day, August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surre... |
| Date: | 08 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Automobiles and police officer on West Mifflin Street. Celebration of V-J Day August 15, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of Japan... |
| Date: | 09 02 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Labor Day parade on the Capitol Square, at King Street, featuring a float that has the words "Win The War For Freedom" on the front. |
| Date: | 04 21 1970 |
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| Description: | View looking down at a crowd of people holding the first Earth Day March as they arrive at the Wisconsin State Capitol at the top of State Street. The marc... |
| Date: | 04 1973 |
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| Description: | The city of Burlington is visited by Gaylord Nelson during an Earth Week celebration. The photograph shows a horse-drawn carriage riding down main street, ... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Memorial Day Parade on South Carroll Street from the roof of the Park Hotel. The parade featured two marching groups: a military band... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Madison's Naval ROTC members rounding the corner at South Carroll and West Main Street during the Memorial Day parade on the Capitol Squar... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowds of people and cars in the street on Farmers' Day. Caption reads: "Farmers' Day, Somerset, PA." |
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| Description: | A panoramic view of a Memorial Day parade/celebration as it rounds the corner of a street. According to text on the back of the print, this celebration too... |
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| Description: | Elevated panoramic view of the Memorial Day Parade, from the corner of Main and 1st Streets. Men carrying musical instruments, including a trombone, trumpe... |
| Date: | 08 19 1906 |
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| Description: | View of a parade for Old Homecoming Week. A marching band led by a man on horseback marches down a crowded commercial street, decorated with flags and bunt... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Main Street during the Sweet Pea Carnival. Horse-drawn carriages process down the crowded streets past stores and other buildings. Caption... |
| Date: | 05 19 1959 |
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| Description: | Two men are posing in front of a new Piggly Wiggly grocery store. The new store was located in Middleton at the intersection of Gateway Street and Universi... |
| Date: | 10 24 1930 |
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| Description: | Group of people posing among round wood cheese boxes on a flatbed truck decorated as a float in the Cheese Day Parade. One person holds a sign that says: "... |
| Date: | 06 19 1959 |
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| Description: | A girl and a boy, both wearing crowns, are posing on the open back of a convertible top automobile. They are the queen and king of the Bicycle Safety Week ... |
| Date: | 06 19 1959 |
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| Description: | More than 20 children sit on decorated bicycles as part of the 200 children who paraded around the square as 1,500 persons watched during the Bicycle Safet... |
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| Description: | Patience we learned and requiem to rest the tense who die For we forgot the brazen earth in courtship of the sky |
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| Description: | That time of year. Let's go watch the big wheels The Saint, the King of Breakup with his Fool, parade the tarot Jack of Dice, their drumme... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Decorated arch erected on State Street as part of the Semi-Centennial celebration of statehood. The arch bears a representation of Commodore Dewey's victor... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Original caption reads: "This photograph appeared in the Christchurch 'Press' dated 18th August, 1945. The procession for Peace Day Celebrations was held o... |
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