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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Fairgrounds

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Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, including the grandstands, racetrack, and parking lot.
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Large Crowd at the Fair

Date: 09 01 1920
Description: Crowds of individuals at the fair, presumably the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Crowds at the Fair

Date: 09 01 1921
Description: Crowds of individuals at the fair, presumable the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Corn Exhibit at Grant County Fair

Date: 09 17 1912
Description: Boys and Girls Wisconsin No. 7 Corn Exhibit. J.J. Garland of Madison judged the exhibit.
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Tents at the Fair

Date: 09 01 1921
Description: Numerous tents with farm machinery and technology with the colosseum in the background, presumably the Wisconsin State Fair.
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State Fair

Date: 09 01 1921
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Fair looking west from the top of the grandstand. Amusement rides and pavilions visible with individuals walking.
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Ten Prize Ears

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Description: Prize-winning ears of Wisconsin No. 7 corn on display. Students were given the seeds and encouraged to enter the resulting corn in the contest. The ten ear...
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Alice in Dairyland, Mary Ellen Jenks

Date: 08 26 1953
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Mary Ellen Jenks, stands with a cow on a float representing the Golden Guernsey Dairy Co-op in the Dairy Parade at the Wisconsin State ...
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Wisconsin Building

Date: 1893
Description: The Wisconsin Building at the Chicago World's Fair (Columbian Exposition).
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Model T's at a Wisconsin fair

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Description: Men and women sit inside a row of four Ford Model T's in the parking lot at a fair in Wisconsin. Many of the men wear straw boater hats. Carnival rides, in...
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Iola Car Show

Date: 1989
Description: Antique cars at the annual Iola Car Show.
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Trapeze Acrobats

Date: 1912
Description: View from crowd of a pair of trapeze acrobats performing at a street fair.
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Little Girl

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A little girl at a Civilian Defense Rally.
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Mustangs on Display at Iola Car Show

Date: 1989
Description: Red Ford Mustangs are a center of attention at the 1989 Iola Old Car Show.
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Harnessed Horses at the Fair

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Description: Scene of the local fair, with men with horses wearing racing harnesses. A grandstand and other buildings are in the background.
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Children Riding Ponies

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Children riding ponies in a roped-off area in a park at a Civilian Defense Rally.
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Dane County Junior Fair Brings Out the Whole Family

Date: 07 22 1961
Description: Nice weather brings the whole family out to the Dane County Junior Fair at the Dane County Fairgrounds.
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Police Office Standing in front of Outdoor Bar

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A police officer stands in front of an outdoor bar at a Civilian Defense Rally.
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Woman and Children at Cake Table

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A woman and children sit around a picnic table with a variety of cakes displayed.
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Women Working Ceramic Booth

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Women selling ceramics behind a booth at a Civilian Defense Rally. The elevated announcers booth is visible in the background.

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