Collection	John T. Matschi
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of Patriotic Parade in Oshkosh.
Year Range from	1917
Event	World War I
Year range to	1917
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Candid outdoor image taken by John T. Matschi. People are marching south on Oregon Street near the corner of 14th Avenue during a patriotic parade held in Oshkosh at the beginning of World War I. Women with Red Cross aprons can be seen and men carrying American flags. Frank F. Koplitz' Sample Room is on the north-west corner and St. Vincent's Church can be seen farther north up the street.
Object ID	P1935.27.549
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Koplitz, Frank F.
Place	Oshkosh, WI
Print size	3" x 4"
Subjects	Oshkosh Streets Oregon Street Parades & processions World War I Homefront American Red Cross Fourteenth Avenue Saloons Churches St. Vincent's Catholic Church
Title	Patriotic Parade in Oshkosh

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