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Rob Bake

Date: 11 15 1963
Description: Originally titled 'Rob Bake', two women count cash and receipts at Bernauer Bakeries & Delicatessen after an attempted robbery.
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White River Bridge

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the Wiscsonsin Central's bridge over the White River, about six miles south of Ashland. The bridge was 1600 ft. long and 110 ft. above the...
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Charley Londek and Visitors

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of Charley Londek and visitors in front of a painted backdrop. Mr. Londek formerly worked at International Harvester's Deering Works and is...
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Alice in Dairyland and World's Largest Cheese

Date: 1964
Description: Alice in Dairyland, and two employees of Steve's Cheese, sample a piece of the World's largest cheese. The gigantic piece of cheese was part of Wisconsin's...
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Russell Jones with Group of Journalists

Date: 11 1956
Description: Russell Jones, facing camera wearing a light trench coat, standing with a group of journalists on a street corner during the fighting in Budapest, Hungary....
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Russell Jones, ABC News

Date: 1964
Description: Foreign correspondent, Russell Jones, on assignement. Jones worked for ABC News, and is being filmed for an evening news segment on political events in Bud...
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Philleo Nash on Elephant

Date: 1959
Description: Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Philleo Nash, a Democrat, riding on an elephant during the annual Circus Parade.
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Alice in Dairyland Finalists

Date: 1949
Description: The 16 finalists in the 1949 Alice in Dairyland competition pose in front of the Press-Radio building at State Fair Park. LaVonne Herman, fifth from the l...
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Alice in Dairyland Waves to the Crowd

Date: 09 03 1953
Description: Mary Ellen Jenks, the 1953 Alice in Dairyland from Chippewa Falls, rides in the official convertible provided for Alice by Hult's in Madison. She is waving...
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Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, the 1948 Alice in Dairyland, stands next to a Wisconsin Central Airlines airplane with Governor Oscar Rennebohm and another man.
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Alice in Dairyland, Merrie Barney

Date: 1959
Description: Merrie Barney, the 1959 Alice in Dairyland, helps a young boy eating a cream puff, always a favorite treat at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Alice in Dairyland with Sheep

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Description: Alice in Dairyland interacts with sheep in a pen at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Artist Sculpts Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1948
Description: An artist sculpts a bust from photographs of Margaret McGuire, the first Alice in Dairyland, most likely to be displayed at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposi...
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Alice in Dairyland Chats With Customers

Date: 02 05 1955
Description: Mary McCabe, the 1954 Alice in Dairyland, talks with customers at a Big Bear grocery store.
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Alice in Dairyland and her Car of the Week

Date: 01 31 1955
Description: Mary Ellen McCabe, Alice in Dairyland, 1954-1955 takes delivery of her "car of the week," a Dodge Royal Lancer, that is to take her to her appearances at B...
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Alice in Dairyland and Elsie the Cow

Date: 1948
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, and Elsie the Cow and her calf Beauregard, stand on a parade float with two men in downtown Milwaukee, while a male o...
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Nuns at the Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: People saunter along the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair. A group of four nuns appears in the foreground, passing the Hoard's Dairyman booth.
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Ring Toss at the Fair

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Description: Rex Roope of Kansas City got attention as he told his audience "all you have to do is ring the prize and it is yours. Step right up folks."
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Arrival at the Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: Elevated view of four lanes of cars arriving at the Wisconsin State Fair's Main Gate. They are being directed by parking lot attendants.
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Billy Huber, Motorcyle Racer

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Description: Billy Huber of Reading, PA, dubbed "America's most popular motorcycle competition rider" by the American Motorcycle Association, is shown astride his Harle...

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