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Ku Klux Klan Parade

Date: 12 05 1924
Description: Ku Klux Klan (KKK) wearing iconic masks and white robes parading down King Street to Schroeder Funeral Home for the funeral of Police officer Herbert Drege...
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July 4th Parade

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: People riding decorated bicycles in a 4th of July parade.
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Kilbourn Circus Parade

Date: 06 1868
Description: G.F. Bailey bandwagon, with band, and central elevated figure of Mazeppa legend on Broadway in Kilbourn City. Hitch is an Asiatic elephant led by paired dr...
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Majorette with Baton

Date: 04 29 1963
Description: Rose Sorenson is waving her baton with one arm, while her other arm is in a sling.
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Several elephants walk up a hill in a circus parade along Main Street. They are followed by a group of horses, while bystanders watch from a platform on t...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 28 1979
Description: A pair of boy and girl toddlers lead a part of the 33rd annual Memorial Day Parade on flag-bedecked tricycles.
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International Motor Truck Parade

Date: 04 23 1940
Description: Elevated view of International motor trucks lined up around International Harvester's Buffalo branch house before a parade. The parade was part of the "Ann...
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"McCormick Day" at Fountain City

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of people, horses, and wagons gathered in the center of Fountain City to celebrate McCormick Day. Scherer's Hotel is at left. The event was o...
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Rear view of a circus wagon going through town, with a band on top pulled by a team of six horses. People are walking in the street behind the wagon, and t...
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Elephant pulling Wagon in Parade

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Description: Elephant pulling a wagon with a sign for the pig circus in a parade through town.
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Elevated view towards intersection of a horse-drawn animal cage in a circus parade in town.
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Crowd watching a circus wagon with a band on top, in a parade in town, followed by a camel.
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Elevated view towards intersection of a crowd watching a circus wagon on Main Street, probably a steam calliope.
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Elephants Parading through Town

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Description: Three elephants parading trunk-to-tail through town.
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Crowd watching elephants walk trunk-to-tail in circus parade through town.
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Crowd on Main Street Watching Parade

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Description: Crowd of people lined up along board sidewalk watching a parade on diagonal part of Main Street. The boardwalk on the other side of the street is elevated....
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Group of People in Parade

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Description: View down side of street towards a parade of men and women in patriotically decorated wagons coming up a road outside of town. People are watching from the...
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Parade of Wagons

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a parade of men and women in patriotically decorated wagons going through town. A horse is in the foreground on the left, and a m...
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Crowd on Main Street Watching Parade

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Description: Spectators watching a parade in front of Jones and Marsh Clothing on Main Street.
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Parade on Main Street

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Description: Parade coming down a patriotically decorated Main Street.

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