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Recreated Winter leads Lawrence Sesquicentennial Parade
Taos resident Winter unveils a 2004 Our Greatest Crop float built by Jim Dittmer in Independence Kansas, featuring a larger back deck and a sesquicentennial logo. The event includes a parade with about 100 entries and a schedule of activities across South Park and surrounding venues, expected to draw up to 20 000 spectators across citywide events.
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Journal-World Photo
Jim Dittmer
Fred Winter
Duane Jabben
Winter
Lawrence
Taos
N.M
Peoples Bank
Independence
Kan
Dittmer
Cordley
Brownie
Cheryl Hughes
West Lawrence
Kim Carter
Ike
Actu
Amos Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum of History
South Park
Haskell
Kelley Hunt
Billy Ebeling
Bob Foster
Sesquicentennial Commission
Kansas University