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The invasion at Browns grand opening

Part of the crowd of over 3000 that stormed the opening of Brown's new Master Market at 1301 W Franklin St this morning. They trampled down barricades, pushed back a human wall of policemen, and threatened to cave in the glass front

Keywords: Browns Market
Filename: commercial/Browns Supermarket - grand opening (1946 Sep 19).jpg
Source: Evansville Press - 9/19/1946
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Date Taken: 19460919


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