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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowds strolling through the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. In the background is a Ferris wheel, and a banner encouraging fair goers to "tal... |
| Date: | 09 01 1921 |
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| Description: | Crowds of people walking, with amusement rides in the backround. Presumably the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 12 09 1924 |
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| Description: | A McCormick-Deering stationary engine powers a Ferris wheel at a fair. A sign advertising: "Princess Violet, Lilliputian" is in the background. |
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| Description: | A man is sitting in the front seat of a railroad car in a small railroad train made for children, which is riding along a track in a wooded area with a bui... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Tinted postcard showing crowds of people standing in and near shops. Behind the shops is a roller coaster. Caption reads: "The Pike, 'Wonderland' Milwaukee... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Figure Eight at Lake View, Sheboygan, Wis." A rollercoaster at Lake View Park with trees and a flower filled lawn in the foreground. ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View of Wonderland." This amusement park had many names over 34 years, and was called Wonderland from 1905 to 1909. It was... |
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