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Boy with Balloon

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A young boy inflates a balloon at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Three people stand behind him near the "Merry Go Round" building, and in the background a crowd is walking near booths and a Ferris Wheel on the midway.

Date Created:
August 1948

Publication Information

Date Created August 1948

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin Centennial photograph album, 1948
Call Number PH 3343

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013O2K
Legacy ID
WHi 87644

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