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Armed Forces Day Parade
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Slightly elevated view taken from the Capitol Square looking down State Street. There is an unidentified marching group is coming up the middle of the street as part of the Armed Forces Day parade. Crowds stand on the sidewalks. Commercial signs identify businesses, and include the Commercial State Bank and the Orpheum Theatre.
May 16, 1953
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Two boys admiring the Wisconsin 32nd Division troops parading at the Capitol Square during the Armed Forces Day air show and parade.
Armed Forces Day Parade
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