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Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Racehorses and jockeys rounding the bend in the racetrack. In the background is the grandstand on the left, and the judges booth in the center near a tall ...
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Woman in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a woman in a chariot driving four horses in a circus parade in town.
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Woman Riding Horse in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a woman with two white horses in a circus parade. She is riding one of the horses.
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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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Water Wagon Pulled by Horses

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Description: Slightly elevated view towards a horse-drawn water sprinkler on a wagon approaching an arch over the intersection during a parade. People are gathered on t...
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Boys Watching Parade

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Description: Boys gathered on street to watch a parade through town.
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Group of People in Parade

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Description: View down side of street towards a parade of men and women in patriotically decorated wagons coming up a road outside of town. People are watching from the...
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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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Crowd Watching Parade

Date: 1898
Description: View of crowd watching a parade. Elevated view taken from the Van Schaick studio; the same building housed the telephone exchange.
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Parade on Main Street

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Description: Parade coming down a patriotically decorated Main Street.
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1902
Description: Grand Army of the Republic in Memorial Day Parade. During the 1890s and 1900s, most of the 45 to 65 age group of men were Civil War veterans, and belonged ...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1902
Description: Grand Army of the Republic in Memorial Day Parade, in front of the Freeman House. Leading the ranks is probably James Livingston, Alvin "Bean" Hagen is pro...
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Children Parading on Memorial Day

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Description: Parade of children in procession on the board sidewalk in front of J.A. Eckern's store, probably Memorial Day.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Peaches

Date: 1911
Description: Three young boys gather around a wheelbarrow filled with giant peaches. One of the boys is holding a peach that has been broken open, exposing its pit. Two...
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Hoofers' Club Horse Show Planning

Date: 04 08 1947
Description: Three committee members of the University of Wisconsin Hoofers' Club making plans for the club's horse show. From the left, posed around a horse-drawn cart...
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Military Parade

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Description: A small crowd watches as parading soldiers march down the street.
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Barron County Fair Grounds

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Description: Crowd at fairground, with people watching from horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground, more spectators in the grandstands with umbrellas in the background.
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Buggy Race with Fred Pabst

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Description: Two men are racing small horse-drawn buggies on a dirt track at an exhibition at the Pabst Farms. The man on the left is identified as Fred Pabst, Milwauke...
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Sulky Driver

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Description: A racer posing on the track with his horse and carriage. The horse appears to be wearing blinders.The man is wearing a coat and hat, and is holding a whip.
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Sulky Race Track

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of a horse racing track and spectators. Sulkies, which are two-wheeled, one-person carriages drawn by a single horse, are racing. The race ...

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