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Marching Band

Date: 1968
Description: View from side of street towards a marching band playing as they march in formation down a street.
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Axe Chopping at the Lumberjack Bowl

Date: 1970
Description: A shirtless man is standing on top of a log ready to chop a log with an axe. A crowd of people are watching from stands behind him.
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Threshing Demonstration at Steam Engine Days

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Description: Elevated view of a man standing on a hay wagon, lifting hay with a pitchfork to load it onto a steam engine powered thresher. A group of people are watchin...
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Steam Engine Days

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Description: A man, wearing a white cap reading "Strum Steam Engine Days," is driving a small, vintage narrow gauge train. People are riding in the train cars behind hi...
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Pulling Contest at Steam Engine Days

Date: 08 21 1971
Description: Rear view a man standing on a weighted sled holding the reigns of two horses. The horses are attempting to pull the weight forward on loose dirt. Five men ...
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Steam Driven Planer

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Description: A group of men are using a steam powered tractor for belt-driving a planer for a demonstration at Steam Engine Days.
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Live Show at Fort Dells

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Description: Two men, dressed in old western costumes, are pretending to fight each other for the entertainment of a crowd at Fort Dells.
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Stagecoach Ride

Date: 07 1968
Description: A team of four horses are pulling a stagecoach through the Pleasure Island Amusement Park.
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Free Camel Rides

Date: 1967
Description: Men wearing red fez hats and khaki shirts and pants (the Zor Camel Patrol) are helping a boy get on a camel for a ride around Vilas Park.
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Camel Ride

Date: 1967
Description: Men of the Zor Camel Patrol in Vilas Park are holding the reins of a camel as a boy and girl are sitting on the camel for a ride. A line of people are stan...
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Waiting for a Camel Ride

Date: 1967
Description: Children are waiting in a line behind a fence for their turn to ride a camel. Two children are sitting on a camel as men of the Zor Camel Patrol are leadin...
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Beloit Tourist Center

Date: 1967
Description: View through a car windshield towards the Beloit tourist center. A family of four is walking towards the building. A phone booth is nearby on the left.
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Inside the Beloit Tourism Center

Date: 1967
Description: A family is standing at the desk of a tourist center. A woman behind the counter is showing them a map. Behind the counter a man is reaching for another br...
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Information Desk

Date: 1967
Description: Two women and a man are standing behind the counter at the Beloit Tourism Center. The man is showing a family of four a brochure. Brochures and maps are on...
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Air Monitoring

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Description: A man is examining air monitoring machines.
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Man with Display of Mollusks

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Description: A man is sitting at a table and holding a box in his hand with a small shell in it. In front of him on the table is a display of shells.

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