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Fire Prevention Week Parade Float
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Color photo of an International Scout pulling a parade float for Fire Prevention Week. The float has a large finger pointing to the word "YOU" and on various parts of the float are signs that say: "Most Fires are Caused by Men Women and Children," "Fire Prevention Saves Lives and Property," "Remember," and "Battalion 13." Two mannequins dressed in firefighter uniforms on the front of the float. A crowd is along the sidewalk and the median strip in the middle of the street watching the parade.
1971
International Harvester Company
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W012UGW
WHi 99204
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Elevated View of Fire Prevention Week Parade
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