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State Fair Side Show Attractions
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State Fair barker announcing side show attractions to a crowd of children, featuring "Midget City, the World's Tiniest Entertainers" and "Baby Thelma, 619 Pounds of Feminine Beauty."
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
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WHi 1877
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Crowds at Wisconsin State Fair
1900
Crowds gather at games and other attractions at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Crowds at the Wisconsin State Fair
1900
Elevated view of crowds at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Fair Midway Crowds
Elevated view of crowds packing the Midway at the Wisconsin State Fair.
State Fair
September 1, 1921
Elevated view of the State Fair and surrounding neighborhood.
Colosseum at the State Fair
September 1, 1921
Crowd of individuals at the Wisconsin State Fair, with a view of the Colosseum in the background.
Wisconsin State Fair
1920
Elevated view of crowds strolling through the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. In the background is a Ferris wheel, and a banner encouraging fair goers to "talk to the folks at home, local and long dis...
