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Forest Protection Float in Centennial Parade
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Elevated view over a crowd of people watching a parade. The Wisconsin Conservation Department float is coming down the road. It features a forest with taxidermied animals, and a person in a Smokey the Bear costume sitting on a log. A sign on the front of the float reads: "Products of the Forest, While Stevens Point was Growing Up, 'Prevent Forest Fires.'" A sign on the side of the float reads: "Wisconsin Conservation Department, Forest Protection Division."
1958
Wisconsin. Department of Natural Resources (creator)
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W013OS4
WHi 131806
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