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Erie Canal Sesquicentennial events in Rome and Brooklyn weddings
The replica Erie Maid visits Rome for four day Erie Canal Sesquicentennial ceremonies marking the Big Ditch start. In Prospect Park Brooklyn Martin Atkins and Marilyn Lerner wed before Judge Amos Basel in a Saturday wed in ceremony as other couples await. AP Wirephoto.
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Metro
Empire Magazine
Martin Atkins
Marilyn Lerner
Criminal Court
Amos Basel
Prospect Park
Brooklyn