March 17, 1948: Easter Bunny arrives

<p>Mrs. Holman Hamilton welcomes the Easter Bunny upon his "arrival" at Pennsylvania Station in Fort Wayne on March 17, 1948. (Journal Gazette file photo)</p>

In this week's photo from °®¶¹app's archive, Mrs. Holman Hamilton welcomes the Easter Bunny upon his "arrival" at Pennsylvania Station in Fort Wayne on March 17, 1948.

The Easter Bunny was to preside over the Easter bazaar at Fort Wayne Art School being hosted by the Women's Committee of the Philharmonic Orchestra. Mrs. Hamilton was the general chairman of the bazaar.

Easter fell on March 28 in 1948.

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