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Cleaning at Summerfest
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A man with a backpack-powered leaf blower is blowing trash along the ground between picnic tables. Another man with a similar blower is in the background. Further back, a food stand has the Pizza Hut logo. Caption reads: "Larry Johnson blew trash out from under tables during the night shift at Summerfest."
July 5, 1989
Walsh, Jannet
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