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Allen County edition ReAChing FoRt WAyne And SuRRounding CountieS Vol. 39, No. 3
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FIREWORKS — Fireworks will take place July 4 in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo courtesy of the Allen County Public Library Community Album.
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PATRIOTIC FLOAT — A patriotic float rolls through the Three Rivers Festival Parade July 4, 1976, in Fort Wayne during America’s Bicentennial celebration. Photo courtesy of the Allen County Public Library Community Album.
LOOKING BACK — Ophelia Carter enjoying an exhibit at the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research. The center is free and open to the public seven days a week in the Allen County Public Library in downtown Fort Wayne. Photo by Ngozi Rogers.