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Motorcycle Racetrack

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Description: Motorcyclists race, probably at the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds.
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Milwaukee Motorcycle Race

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Description: Motorcyclists at the start of the race, probably at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Dane County Motor Police

Date: 05 16 1931
Description: Four Dane County motor police officers shown with four Harley Davidson motorcycles, and two other men, taken in front of Madison Battery and Tire, 250 Stat...
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Alice in Dairyland, Mary Ellen McCabe

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Mary Ellen McCabe, 1954 Alice in Dairyland, enters State Fair Park in her official convertible, escorted by police officers on Harley-Davidson motorcycles ...
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King Tarz, The Lion

Date: 11 06 1941
Description: King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul...
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Motorcycle Race

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Description: A crowd is watching as a motorcycle racer prepares to cross the finish line. Although unidentified, the race is thought to have taken place at the State Fa...
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Capitol Square

Date: 1933
Description: Two police officers, one on a motorcycle with sidecar on the corner of Mifflin and Carroll Street, on the Capitol Square. A large Santa Claus cutout is lo...
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Motorcyclists on Dirt Road

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Description: Motorcycles and riders standing on dirt road, with a log cabin behind a fence in the background.
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Motorcyclist on Dirt Road

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Description: Motorcyclist driving down a rural dirt road.
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Motorcycle Tour

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Description: Men, motorcycles and a car stopped on a rural dirt road. A sign on the back of the car reads "Milwaukee Journal Motorcycle Tour Press Car".
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First Harley-Davidson Shop

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Description: The original shop in the Davidson family backyard where the first Harley-Davidson motorcycles were assembled. There is snow on the ground. The sign on the ...
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MacArthur Returns

Date: 05 20 1951
Description: General Douglas MacArthur rides in an open car during the ticker tape parade in his honor. MacArthur had just returned to the United States, having been re...
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Ohio State Fair Entrance

Date: 1946
Description: Police direct traffic through "Entrance A" at the Ohio State Fair while pedestrians walk nearby. Woman in uniforms sell concessions outside the entrance.
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Red Motorcycle

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of a red motorcycle.
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FDR in Milwaukee

Date: 10 01 1932
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigning for the presidency in Milwaukee in 1932. FDR is riding in a flag-draped open car and escorted by police on motorcycles.
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Motorcycle Rider

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Description: A man is posed outdoors on an early motorcycle.
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Motorcycle Racing

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Description: Two motorcyclists are racing by while several men are watching from behind a railing. One man standing on the track in the foreground is holding a flag.
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Motorcyclist on Dirt Road

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Description: Man riding a motorcycle on a country road. Two men are standing along the side of the road, and a horse is in the background.
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Donal Tormey and Franklin Conway with Motor Scooters

Date: 06 30 1949
Description: Donald Tormey, left, age 17, and Franklin Conway, age 16, with their motor scooters shortly after completing a 1,300 mile trip to Canada on the bikes.
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Motorcycle Races

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of crowd and observation tower at motorcycle races at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Men on raised platform are judging the races.

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