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| Date: | 09 03 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| 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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| Description: | Alice in Dairyland interacts with sheep in a pen at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Elmer, "husband" of Elsie the Cow, advertising mascot of the Borden Company, is shown with a young woman as he was being readied for participation as one o... |
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| Description: | Four female bakers are holding up large trays laden with fresh cream puffs at a State Fair midway concession stand, while an eager crowd stands waiting in ... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Miss Wisconsin 1962, Joan Mary Engh, and Alice in Dairyland 1962-63, Sylvia Lee, enjoy a drink of milk with an elderly gentleman during their visit to the ... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Senator William Proxmire shakes hands with a young constituent at the Wisconsin State Fair. For many years Proxmire's appearance was an institution at the ... |
| Date: | 09 02 1931 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette, the younger son of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a crowd in the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair in ... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Alice in Dairyland standing with midget auto race winner Sam Hanks, a noted Indianapolis 500 driver, and Neal Carter, the fastest qualifier in the 100-mile... |
| Date: | 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Fairgoers view a display of painting and sculpture by Wisconsin artists. |
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| Description: | Two weary fairgoers catch a nap on a convenient bench at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. |
| 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. |
| 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: | Summer camp for Wisconsin farm women on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair, with Wisconsin home economics leader Nellie Kedzie Jones. Mrs. Jones is pr... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Julia, the cook, on the rolling machine pulled by a team of horses wearing fly-nets. She is wearing a full-length dress and holding a whip in her right han... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Several adults, two children and a dog enjoying a pond at Bracken Brae, the country home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker. Hilda... |
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| Description: | The Fairest of the Fair, Governor Knowles, an unknown man, and Alice in Dairyland pose at the "Milwaukee Sentinel" exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Informal portrait of Katherine Morrissey Dodge Cook seated at a desk in front of a classroom full of students. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | The collage postcard has design elements, a drawing of a woman, and two images of West Allis. The text reads: "West Allis Invites You", "West Allis City Ha... |
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