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Americanization Pageant Color Guard
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Outdoor group portrait of a Boy Scouts color guard that participated in the Americanization Pageant. They are, from left: David Ross, David Langhammer, and John Lee.
August 31, 1953
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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