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Parade on the Capitol Square

Date: 1910
Description: A parade turning the corner from Wisconsin Avenue on to the Capitol Square. A horse-drawn wagon in the foreground carries a May Pole and dancers from the K...
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Bucky Badger

Date: 12 24 1952
Description: Five foot animated Bucky Badger, sponsored by the Wisconsin Conservation Department to be sent to California for the Rose Bowl Tournament and Rose Parade. ...
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching elephants in a circus parade. In the foreground are power lines and telephone poles.
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Buggies in Parade through Town

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Description: Slightly elevated view of buggies following marchers in parade though town, making a right turn from Water Street to Main Street and heading west. In the b...
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Children in Cart at Farenwald Displaced Persons Camp

Date: 1948
Description: Cyla Tine Stundel's son, Ksiel (top row, left), and friends; Farenwald Displaced Persons camp, Germany.
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Sweet Pea Carnival

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Description: Elevated view of Main Street during the Sweet Pea Carnival. Horse-drawn carriages process down the crowded streets past stores and other buildings. Caption...
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Boys on Horseback at Buck Hill Falls

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Description: Boys ride ponies and travel in horse-drawn carriages through a field at Buck Hill Falls, a private resort community in the Pocono Mountains. Behind them,...
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Championship Hose Team

Date: 1905
Description: Young men on a championship hose team wear uniforms while pulling a cart along a road.
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Parade on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a parade at the corner of North Pinckney and East Mifflin Streets. There is a temporary viewing platform set up in front ...
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America's Dairyland Cart

Date: 1939
Description: Cart built by Ideal Body Co. for dairy industry for use at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street featuring Rathman Hall Company and small businesses.
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Ferris Wheel

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Description: Elevated view of a Ferris Wheel on Main Street. Men and women are strolling about and many storefronts can be seen.
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G. Heileman Brewing Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with a musketeer-like figure holding a bottle of beer in one hand and raising a glas...
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Two Buggies Parked in front of Storefront

Date: 10 1906
Description: Two buggies are sitting parked in from of "E.P. Phillips Coal Wood & Machinery" store, possibly an International Harvester dealership. The first buggy is p...
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Toys Repaired No Charge by Grandpa

Date: 04 26 1957
Description: C. Glenn Goodsell is surrounded by children in front of a cart which reads "Toys Repaired No Charge By Grand-Pa". The sign on the wheel of the cart reads: ...
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Scene at Country Fair

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Description: Elevated view of the scene at the country fair. In the foreground a crowd is gathered near a pavilion near the racetrack. In the background on the right is...
Postcard

John Hahn Piano and Furniture Moving

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Description: View from the street of John Hahn standing on the right with a horse hitched to a passenger wagon. In the center is the furniture moving wagon he owns, in ...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower near Shoreline

Date: 1900
Description: View from rear of a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a sloped field on the right. On the left a group of people are posing. Men and a young boy ...
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Model D-15 with High Hoist Dump Body

Date: 1940
Description: Two men are standing near the back of a Model D-15 owned by the City of Pasadena parked on the municipal golf course. The truck is used by the Park Departm...
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Parade Float

Date: 1903
Description: Two unidentified boys pose in a horse-drawn carriage with a banner above it which reads: "Fargo Bros." The open carriage has an umbrella top and is decorat...

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