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Police benefit, William H. Mortensen with kids on stage, Hartford

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A goup of boys and girls sit on the edge of a stage, posing and waving for the camera. Some of the children are African American. Two men stand at either end of the group, one wears a police uniform and hat, the other wears eyeglasses. Some of the children hold small packages. There are empty theater seats in the foreground. William H. Mortensen is standing at the far left. Inscribed on back: "Police Benefit"
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Keywords

  1. African American Children
  2. African Americans
  3. Children
  4. Mortensen, William H., 1903 1990
  5. Police

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