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Milwaukee Labor Day Parade on Wisconsin Avenue
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Workers and soldiers marched together in Milwaukee's first Labor Day parade in many years, sponsored by the CIO, to demonstrate the common interest of all of the American people: jobs, security, peace. Shown above is the Local 75, UAW-CIO (Seaman Body) contingent which led off the parade with massed flags of all nations and the drum corps of the Army and Navy Union.
September 3, 1945
Eisenscher, Edmund, 1909-1995 (photographer)
Publication Information
| Creator | Eisenscher, Edmund, 1909-1995 (photographer) |
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| Date Created | September 3, 1945 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 6 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Edmund Eisenscher papers, 1936-1956, 1999 |
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| Call Number | PH 6051.52 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999464225602121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph06051 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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