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Teeter Totter

Image

Children fashioned their seesaw using a board, and a barricade with a sign that reads: "Road Closed" that they found in an empty lot.

Date Created:
September 12, 1971
Creator:
Koshollek, George P., Jr.

Publication Information

Creator Koshollek, George P., Jr.
Date Created September 12, 1971

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 18 x 23 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Call Number CF 385

Copyright Information

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Rights Holder Journal Sentinel, Incorporated; Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W012A5H
Legacy ID
WHi 11616

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