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| Date: | 08 16 1941 |
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| Description: | Eugene Barter, Jack Rosenthal, and Roland Small snack on popcorn on Children's Day at Wisconsin State Fair in 1941. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an automobile race at the state fairgrounds, with the crowd in the foreground. Cars are parked in the infield. |
| Date: | 08 24 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the dedication of the Junior Fair barn at the Wisconsin State Fair, the construction of which was a WPA project. A Scout band provides the... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Elevated view during a meal at the Wisconsin State Fair, where a crowd of Boy Scouts mug for the camera. |
| Date: | 08 30 1954 |
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| Description: | The pit crew signals their driver that his vehicle is exhibiting tire trouble and that he should come in for servicing. |
| Date: | 07 27 1949 |
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| Description: | Number 34N, the Harley Davidson, leads during a qualifying heat during the 15-Mile National Race at the State Fair Grounds. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Automobiles drive past the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds as they prepare for the beginning of the race. |
| Date: | 07 27 1953 |
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| Description: | A visitor to the Wisconsin State Fair is so curious about one entry in a display of rugs and textiles that she reaches through a protective barrier in orde... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | The Lac Courte Oreilles village sponsored by the Wisconsin Archaeological Society at the 1906 Wisconsin State Fair. Several members of the society are incl... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Exhibit of Ideal Curlers at the Wisconsin State Fair, with a woman demonstrating how they were to be used for long hair. The advertising promises "no metal... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Snapshot of preparations for an automobile race at the Milwaukee State Fair taken by Edward Maurer of La Crosse, an amateur photographer, from his seat in ... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | 4-H millinery display team at the 1921 Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Cattle barns at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the grounds of the Wisconsin Conservation Department exhibit at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. |
| Date: | 10 05 1912 |
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| Description: | Photojournalist Fred Wagner covered the 1912 Milwaukee Grand Prize automobile race (later called the American Grand Prix) from Farnum Fish's airplane. The ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | The main entrance to the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds at 81st Street and Greenfield Avenue, with special gates for pedestrians and teams. A trolley stop was... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | The farm implement exhibit area, in which displays of the International Harvester Company and the J.I. Case Plow Works can be seen. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Farm wagon display area at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Fairgoers stroll along a dirt path within the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. The dairy barns form a row at the back of the image. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Grandstand and the racetrack at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. |
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