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Cow Chip Tossing Contest

Date: 09 1980
Description: A competitor in the State Cow Chip Tossing Contest has 30 seconds to choose her cow chip. The cow chips are specially made from cow manure.
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Cigarette Sales

Date: 06 1981
Description: Winnebago Enterprises trailer, advertising drive-up cigarette sales.
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Aerial View of EAA Convention

Date: 1988
Description: Aerial view of the 1988 EAA (Experimental Aviation Association) Convention and Fly-in at Wittman Field. On the ground is the Concorde and a B-1 Bomber.
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EAA Acrobatics

Date: 1986
Description: Aerial acrobatics at the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) convention and fly-in at Oshkosh. The EAA encompasses all aspects of sport aviation includ...
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Model Builders' Reunion

Date: 1984
Description: A reunion of former members of Hangar 13, an organization of Beloit boys that built and raced model airplanes during the 1930s.
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Wisconsin Central Locomotives

Date: 02 02 1988
Description: Two Wisconsin Central Railroad locomotives near the Consolidated Papers pulpmill at Wisconsin Rapids. Snow is on the ground, and heavy smoke is coming out ...
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Governor Thompson Boosts Amtrak

Date: 10 30 1989
Description: Tommy G. Thompson, governor of Wisconsin and an enthusiastic member of the Amtrak governing board, salutes the expansion of Hiawatha service between Chicag...
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Lobby Day

Date: 06 04 1987
Description: Group portrait of the Service Employees International Union Local 880 on Lobby Day.
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Harrell International Institute Faculty and Students

Date: 10 1987
Description: Faculty and students pose in front of a Harrell International Institute building.
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Governors' Reunion

Date: 1987
Description: A reunion photograph of Wisconsin's living governors taken sometime during the administration of Governor Anthony Earl. From left to right they are: Marti...
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Bridge at Embarrass River

Date: 1988
Description: View looking south from the bridge at the Embarrass River, Town of Matteson, Waupaca County, to a nearby house.
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Ninth Street Bridge

Date: 1987
Description: Ninth Street Bridge across the Yellow River in the Town of Armenia, Juneau County, Wisconsin.
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Little Yellow River Crossing

Date: 1989
Description: View from the 20th Street Bridge across the Little Yellow River, Town of Necedah, Juneau County. Several dirt covered roads lead into a wooded area.
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One Mile Creek Bridge

Date: 1985
Description: View of the approach to the One Mile Creek bridge on County N, Juneau County.
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Cattail Valley Creek Bridge

Date: 1988
Description: Cattail Valley Creek Bridge on County K in Juneau County. The view is south toward a farmhouse.
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Old River Crossing

Date: 1982
Description: Bridge over the Lemonweir River in the Town of Orange, Juneau County.
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Rural Adams County Bar

Date: 1986
Description: Panoramic view of the intersection of County Z and F, looking east from Z. The view shows several rural bars and restaurants.
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Rural Adams County Bar

Date: 1987
Description: Panoramic view of the intersection of county highways Z (15th Avenue) and D in rural Adams County, looking east and south to a bar at the corner.
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Marten Road Bridge

Date: 1984
Description: A view of the Marten Road Bridge over a branch of the Wolf River, looking southwest, in the Town of Fremont, Waupaca County.
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Flowage Road Intersection

Date: 06 1980
Description: Identified only as the intersection of Flowage Road and State Highway 173 in Juneau County, this image probably shows the entrance to the Meadow Valley Flo...

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