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Collapsed Building at Jackson County Fairgrounds

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Description: Four boys are posing standing and sitting among the debris of a collapsed wooden building at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, probably caused by a tornado. ...
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Two Men with Racehorse

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Description: Elevated view from grandsstand towards men adjusting a jockey's stirrup and the gear of a horse on racetrack. On the other side of the track is the judges ...
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Crowd Under Pavilion

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Description: A large crowd gathers under a pavilion in a field.
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Chippewa Spring House

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Description: The Chippewa Spring House, a small round building with a conical roof with a sign over the door reading "Chippewa Spring," sitting off to the side of a dir...
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Cottages

Date: 1910
Description: View across fields of two cottages with wrap-around screened porches standing in front of a row of evergreen trees. The house on the right has a second sto...
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Pavilion at City Park

Date: 1926
Description: Pavilion, judge's stand, and other small structures at Firemans City Park.
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From the Stretch at Fair Grounds

Date: 1909
Description: View across fairground racetrack, with judging stands and large barn in the background.
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Buckeye Binder Advertising Card

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising card featuring a chromolithograph of men driving horses pulling Buckeye Binders in a race. The card reads at the top: "Buckeye leads the field....
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Tower View

Date: 1900
Description: Three photographs taped together form a panoramic view from the top of the wooden tower built by George Brumder in 1892. The tower was built on Brumder's s...

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