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| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Ferris wheel and midway at the Columbian Exposition, viewed from Hotel Epworth. |
| Date: | 08 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Boys wave from the passenger cars of Uncle Bob's train, while a crowd watches the amusement park ride at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 08 01 1944 |
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| Description: | Photograph of Lois Bailey, who was thrown from the Tilt-a-Whirl ride at the Madison East Side Festival, suffering injuries to her face and head. |
| Date: | 08 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Five speakers at the Gisholt Machine Company picnic, taken at the Blooming Grove carnival grounds. Left to right: Marion "Red" Borland, president of Gishol... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two men an International D-15 truck equipped with a calliope and carousel horses. The truck was owned by Consumers' Advertising Company of Chicago. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of elevated view of the midway of the Chicago World's Fair from the Ferris wheel. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Stereograph through a Ferris wheel at the Chicago World's Fair. The sensation of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the Ferris wheel, the... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Stereograph over rooftops of the Ferris wheel at the Chicago World's Fair. |
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| Description: | Painting of a county fair, depicting a grandstand, harnass racing, a ferris wheel and merry-go-round typical of the event. The fair gave farmers an opportu... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Close-up of a fortune teller's shop front on Coney Island. The multiple signs read, "Reader and Advisor," "Have Your Hand Writing Analyzed," "We Give Card ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people walking along Midland Beach and boardwalk. Several buildings stand alongside the boardwalk and a Ferris wheel is in the background. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Kiddyland at Playland. The area features miniature amusement park rides for smaller children, including a miniature Ferris wheel and a boa... |
| Date: | 02 27 1957 |
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| Description: | Four golfers with stand with their hands in their pockets while watching a fifth golfer, Frank (Moon) Molinaro power off a drive. The other four include, l... |
| Date: | 04 03 1961 |
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| Description: | A young female cast member poses on a suspended merry-go-round horse as she watches a rehearsal of the musical show, "Carousel". |
| Date: | 07 03 1953 |
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| Description: | After Governor Kohler signed legislation legalizing the sale of caps and cap pistols, many youth prepared to celebrate the Independence Day holiday with th... |
| Date: | 05 25 1961 |
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| Description: | A woman and three children standing under umbrellas behind a barrier in the street during Madison's Outdoor Living Week activities. |
| Date: | 07 02 1964 |
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| Description: | Three girls on the "Flying Coaster" carnival ride at the ESBMA festival on Kid's Day. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View from sidewalk of a street carnival with tents, circus banners and a Ferris Wheel set up in the middle of the street. Signboards advertise ice cream an... |
| Date: | 06 30 1965 |
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| Description: | A young girl enjoying a ride during "Kids Day" at the East Side Business Men's Association Festival. About 200 children from Wisconsin Treatment Center, Re... |
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