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Cedarburg Horse Show
July 4, 1947
Ring at the Cedarburg horse show with cowgirls and cowboys. On the right are crowd-filled bleachers behind fence.
Harness Racing at a Wisconsin Fair
View from the inner track of harness racing at a local fair. The horses and their drivers can be seen racing around a tree-lined curve in the track and past the crowds in the grandstand to the left...
Horse Contest
1936
Elevated view over crowd of a horse pulling contest at a county fair. A man is sitting on the back of a truck bed driving two horses on what appears to be a race track.
Car and Buggy Races at the Fair
View from the inner track of a car and buggy race at a local fair. Crowds sit in the covered grandstand and a band sits at the ready on the sidelines. A Ferris Wheel and other carnival rides are vi...
Theresa Lions First Tractor Pull
September 1982
"It was billed as the 'Theresa Lions first tractor pull.' An overflow crowd of between 1600 and 2000 people witnessed the event according to chairman Jim Neitzel."
