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Accordionist at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: A young accordionist plays a solo for the crowd at the Wisconsin State Fair, while another young player watches.
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State Fair Crowd

Date: 1936
Description: Audience at the Wisconsin State Fair, probably watching the children's pony races. One mother holds her daughter in her arms so that she can see better.
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Midway Scene

Date: 1936
Description: Midway performer (left) at the Wisconsin State Fair and an audience, primarily boys and men listening to an unseen speaker.
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Midway Scene

Date: 1936
Description: A costumed young woman who danced as part of the Carioca Revue stands on a stage in the midway of the Wisconsin State Fair, perhaps waiting to perform.
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Two Men in Store

Date: 1937
Description: Two men talking in an auto parts store. One man is behind the counter wearing eyeglasses and holding a box, the other man is wearing a hat and leaning on t...
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Boxer Omar Crocker

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Description: Omar Crocker, a University of Wisconsin-Madison boxer, smiles as he sits in the corner of a boxing ring, wearing his gloves.
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Frank Scherschel Strobe Photograph

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Description: Strobe photograph of Frank Scherschel walking on grass. There are thirteen different exposures showing Scherschel's movements across the frame.
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Les Bentley

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Description: Portrait of artist, Lester Bentley, wearing an apron and sitting in his studio holding a brush, a pipe and a painters palette.
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Camping and Fishing

Date: 1940
Description: An unidentified man is posing outdoors wearing a straw hat, long-sleeved shirt and slacks, with a bark basket worn as a backpack. He is carrying a tackle b...

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