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| 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. |
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| Description: | Entrance to "Camp Ammon," the Boy Scout camp at the Wisconsin State Fair. The camp was named for the director of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. |
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| Description: | Clothing judges Helen Pearson from Madison and Mrs. Hugh Cunningham from Milwaukee examine dresses entered in the home sewing competition at the Wisconsin ... |
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| Description: | A chicken plucking demonstration at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
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| Description: | The Bardahl car's pit crew watches the action during an automobile race at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. |
| 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. |
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| Description: | A group of fairgoers intently watch an exhibit of eggs, some of which are just beginning to hatch. |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Poultry Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, showing the chickens entered in the competition in their cages. The patriotic decor sugg... |
| 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... |
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| Description: | Cooking demonstration in the Women's Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, featuring a cheese appetizer. |
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| Description: | William Kammoeller, a 4-H Junior Fair camper, waiting in the Youth Building for the car to take him home. |
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| Description: | Interior view of the crowds in the Wisconsin Industry Building and the building's unusual art deco decoration. Few photographs depict African Americans at ... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair. |
| Date: | 08 1946 |
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| Description: | Fairgoers examine exhibits about meat, "Man's Favorite Food," sponsored by the National Livestock and Meat Board at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
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| Description: | Fairgoers walk past the Women's Building at the Wisconsin State Fair. The sign on the front reads: Women's Dept." |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Crowds walking past the Horticulture Building at the Wiconsin State Fair. In a pavilion above the building the Aluminum Goose Manufacturing Co. Band of Ma... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Fair employees use a crane to complete the positioning of the "Forward" statue at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The grandstand can be seen in the ba... |
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