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Belleville Centennial
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Four men pose in front of the "Belleville Centennial Stockade, 1851-1951." Two are dressed as old time police officers and one is dressed as a judge. They are sentencing a man dressed in a contemporary police officer's uniform. The celebration was held September 1-3, 1951.
August 9, 1951
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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