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Latvian Culture Exhibit
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A person is bending over to examine a costume on a mannequin. Caption reads: "A national traveling exhibit on Latvian culture was on view Saturday and Sunday at Marquette. Janis Blats, 3940 N. Frederick Av., Shorewood, bent over to get a close look at a label. It told in which part of Latvia the costume was worn."
June 10, 1968
Milwaukee sentinel
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WHi 141250
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