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Fair Concessions
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People, including a very eager little girl, stand around a concession stand to buy popcorn, peanuts, cotton candy, snow-cones, and other snacks at the 50th Annual Folk Fest/Volksfest, sponsored by the United German Societies of Milwaukee at Old Heidelberg Park.
July 10, 1985
Guldan, Dale
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Cream Puff Concession
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Buying Snacks
May 29, 1948
View from interior of a man wearing sunglasses, and a woman at the snack counter at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Two women are behind the counter serving them. Empty and flattened boxes for...
Popcorn Eaters
August 16, 1941
Eugene Barter, Jack Rosenthal, and Roland Small snack on popcorn on Children's Day at Wisconsin State Fair in 1941.
Children Eating Popcorn
August 1948
A young boy and girl are eating popcorn from a box. They are standing next to the snack counter at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition.
Fauerbach Beer Signs at Concession Stand
August 27, 1933
View towards the Fauerbach concession stand, with five servers, all men, standing behind the counter at the Dane County fair. There are signs for Coca-Cola and "Blatz quality soda 15 flavors."
Beer on Tap at the Wisconsin State Fair
Elevated view of employees and patrons gathered around a beer and sandwich concession stand on the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair, where Gettelman On Tap is sold for 5 cents a glass, and a sign...
