Photograph
Tourism Float
| The Wisconsin float in the 1939 American Legion Convention parade features a log cabin and a boat and is decorated with small evergreen trees and boughs. There are two men and two women aboard; one of the men is dressed as a lumberjack and the other as a law enforcement officer. The woman on the right is standing and holding a very large fish, most likely a muskie. The signage on the side of the float encourages onlookers to "Visit Wisconsin This Fall. Fishing • Hunting • Colorful Scenic Tours." At the front of the float is a sign: "It's Milwaukee in 41!," a reference to the 23rd National Convention of the American Legion, which was held at the Milwaukee Auditorium in 1941. A man is looking down at the float from a second story window; there are two members of the American Legion at left and a man in a suit at right. |
| Image ID: | 133796 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 1939 |
| Creator Name: | Photo. Illustrations, Chicago |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin Conservation Department photographs and films, 1930-1957 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (W534)961 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7 x 5 inches |
| Associations, institutions, etc. |
| Veterans |
| Trees |
| Costume |
| Log cabins |
| Central business districts |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Boats and boating |
| Parades |
| Tourism |
| Signs and signboards |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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