Kindred Ties | |
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Artist | Evelyn Patricia Terry |
Year | 2000 |
Location | Fond du Lac and North, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
43°03′38″N87°56′19″W / 43.060616°N 87.938728°W Coordinates: 43°03′38″N87°56′19″W / 43.060616°N 87.938728°W | |
Owner | Spirit of Milwaukee |
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