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Christmas Returns

Date: 12 26 1982
Description: A Target retail store is flooded with customers returning Christmas gifts.
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Fish About to Fly

Date: 1912
Description: Farnum Fish, the California-born "boy aviator," about to take off in his two-seat Wright Model B during a flying exhibition at the Wisconsin State Fairgrou...
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Bovine Bath

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Description: A man hoses off a bovine participant at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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WPA Work at the State Fairgrounds

Date: 1939
Description: A WPA program on the State Fair Grounds. The workers have dug a long trench, and the project probably concerns improved sanitary facilities for the fair, a...
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Percheron

Date: 1900
Description: A farmer shows off his percheron colt at the Wisconsin State Fair. At the turn of the century when a farmer's livelihood was dependent on his horses, the d...
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P&H Traveling Electric Monorail Hoist

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Description: Pawling and Harnischfeger traveling electric monorail hoist carrying a piece of equipment at the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. There's an operator in th...
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P&H 5-Ton Wall Crane Type "AN" Bridge Crane

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton special wall crane carrying a metal ladle below a type "AN" bridge crane with a suspended operators cab. The cranes are at th...
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P&H 40-Ton Type "AN" Bridge Crane with Two Hooks

Date: 1906
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton bridge crane with a 10-ton 2 block type "A" trolley and two hooks. The crane is located at the West Allis Works. The crane i...
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Railroad Yard at Allis-Chalmers

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of Allis-Chalmers plant showing several trains on the tracks next to a large industrial building. The steam engine tender in front of the loc...
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Men Working on Water Wheel

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Description: Men work on a huge, metal water wheel at Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company.
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 1948
Description: A woman in a uniform places a lei of orchids around Margaret McGuire's neck as she accepts the role of Centennial Queen on a stage at the Wisconsin Centenn...

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