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Homecoming Parade
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Text on front reads: "Home Coming Parade, Racine, Wis., July 6th 09." Image of the Mitchell Motor Company float. Two very large figures made of tires and painted a light color are reclining on the back of an automobile. Two people are driving the car. A sign, "Mitchell Motor Co.", bunting and flags decorate the automobile. A crowd of spectators line both sides of the street. Photograph was taken looking north on Main Street just past the 6th Street intersection. Monument Square and several buildings can be seen in the background.
July 6, 1908
Wright Photo
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