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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration
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Decorated truck driven by Leonard Greachowiak through downtown in a United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration. The beribboned pickup displays a sign that reads "Butter 81¢ .lb Steak $1.45 .lb". A few pedestrians stand on the sidewalks.
July 13, 1946
Eisenscher, Edmund, 1909-1995 (photographer)
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