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County Fair Ferris Wheel
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The set up or take down of a Northern Wisconsin County Fair, showing men working on a Ferris wheel and large tents. There is a truck in the foreground and other automobiles visible in the photograph. The automobile on the far left has some numbers by the door that read “No. 22. W.4235, C.2500, T.6735.”
1930
Born, Allan, 1892-1959 (Wis.)
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Woman Showing Quilt
1935
Woman holding up a quilt, showing it at the Iron County Fair.
Man Holding Rooster
1935
Man wearing a vest and tie stands holding a rooster at the Iron County Fair.
4-H Members with Chickens
1930
Two boys and one girl, all 4-H members, hold chickens, possibly at the Sawyer County Fair.
Large Crowd at Fair Grounds
1938
A large crowd of men, women, and children sit in the bleachers or stand along the edge of what appears to be the racetrack at the fair grounds. Behind the crowd there are many parked automobiles an...
Modified Automobile
1938
A coupe rag top automobile that has been modified with tracks, sitting atop a trailer in front of the County Courthouse.
The Pines on Upper Ghost Lake
1938
Automobile ruts leading through trees past dwellings on a hill.
