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Children with Circus Wagon
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Four children are standing looking at a circus wagon labeled "Pawnee Bill" which is chained to the bed of an International truck. The wagon was part of a 25-piece circus parade that traveled from Circus World Museum in Baraboo to Milwaukee.
July 4, 1963
International Harvester Company
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WHi 83269
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