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Mother's Day

Date: 04 23 1963
Description: A grandmother with daughter and granddaughter. They are nicely dressed for mother's day.
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Carl Martin Has Special Reason to be Proud on Father's Day

Date: 06 15 1961
Description: Carl Martin proudly poses with his two daughters, Carla (left), born on Mother's Day, May 12, 1957, and Debra (right), born on Father's Day, June 19, 1960.
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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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Country Aire Farms Day Camp

Date: 07 10 1967
Description: Two boys are posing with a wooden stick structure. They are wearing t-shirts for the Country Aire Farms Day Camp.
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Children Parading on Memorial Day

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Description: Parade of children in procession on the board sidewalk in front of J.A. Eckern's store, probably Memorial Day.
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Boys Day at the Pool

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Description: Boys Day at an indoor pool. A view from the balcony on the second floor overlooks the boys swimming in the pool below.
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Brownie Day Camp

Date: 06 29 1950
Description: Girl assemble for Brownie Girl Scout day camp at Hoyt Park.
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McCormick Day Parade

Date: 1894
Description: Elevated view looking down at wagons and crowd gathering for McCormick Day parade. "McCormick Day" was a promotional device sponsored by the McCormick Harv...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 31 1954
Description: Children lining the street for the Memorial Day parade around Capitol Square.
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Shy Guy

Date: 02
Description: Crowned queen and king of Valentine's Day celebrate over a card.
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East Side Businessmen's Association Festival at Voit Field

Date: 06 29 1961
Description: It is Children's Day at the East Side Businessman's Festival at Voit Field. About 10,500 people attended the festival on its first day. A youngster stands...
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Group of Boys in Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1902
Description: Boys walking in a Memorial Day parade, in front of the Women's Relief Corps with umbrellas.
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Dress Up Day at City Playgrounds

Date: 07 20 1961
Description: Two children walking home carrying their costumes following a Dress Up Day celebration at a city playground.
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Dress Up Day at City Playgrounds

Date: 07 20 1961
Description: Children attend a Dress Up Day celebration at Truax Park playground. A child is finishing up her costume at center.
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Randy Schwenn's First Day of School

Date: 09 10 1957
Description: Randy Schwenn at Marquette School on his first day in Mrs. Delores Platter's first-grade class.
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Olin Day Camp Activities

Date: 07 15 1958
Description: A group of kids admire a mushroom that Francis Burns found on a log at the Olin day camp.
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Water Fight on a Hot Summer Day

Date: 09 02 1960
Description: Two African-American boys shooting water pistols at each other on a hot summer day while sitting on front porch steps.
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Children in Memorial Day Procession

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Description: Small children parade with flags and flowers in a Memorial Day procession. The children were kept in formation by each child holding the end of a wooden cr...
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Lincoln Day Dinner

Date: 02 14 1950
Description: Two "young" Rebublicans, Dorothea and Lyle Siggilkow, McFarland, are shown enjoying a fried chicken box supper at the Lincoln Day Dinner.
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Brownie Day Camp

Date: 06 22 1952
Description: Campers Marilyn Homes, left, and Patricia Brown, right, learn to read a sundial at the Brownie Hoyt Park Day Camp.

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