Date: | 12 26 1982 |
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Description: | A Target retail store is flooded with customers returning Christmas gifts. |
Date: | 1912 |
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Description: | Farnum Fish, the California-born "boy aviator," about to take off in his two-seat Wright Model B during a flying exhibition at the Wisconsin State Fairgrou... |
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Description: | Elevated view of Alice in Dairyland and four Dairy Princesses preparing for Dairy Day parade at the Wisconsin State Fair park. |
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Description: | A man hoses off a bovine participant at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
Date: | 1951 |
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Description: | A photographer stands close to the Milwaukee Mile racetrack with camera poised to capture the action as the stock cars competing in the race speed by him. ... |
Date: | 09 20 1930 |
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Description: | View over crowd towards Philip La Follette, the son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., campaigning for governor before a large crowd of workers near the Allis ... |
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Description: | Waitresses and waiters lined up inside the Dining Tent, ready to serve a large gathering. |
Date: | 1939 |
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Description: | A WPA program on the State Fair Grounds. The workers have dug a long trench, and the project probably concerns improved sanitary facilities for the fair, a... |
Date: | 08 1953 |
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Description: | Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., speaks to a crowd in the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair. In the background, a photographer is taking his picture. |
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Description: | The country meets the city as a "Milwaukee Journal" newsboy admires the calf entered in the animal judging competition by a young boy from the country. |
Date: | 08 1948 |
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Description: | Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair. |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | A farmer shows off his percheron colt at the Wisconsin State Fair. At the turn of the century when a farmer's livelihood was dependent on his horses, the d... |
Date: | 10 1912 |
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Description: | Driver David Bruce-Brown and mechanic Tony Scudelari pose in their race car. Although they had been warned that their tires appeared worn, on October 1, 19... |
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Description: | Summer camp for Wisconsin farm women on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair, with Wisconsin home economics leader Nellie Kedzie Jones. Mrs. Jones is pr... |
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Description: | Pawling and Harnischfeger traveling electric monorail hoist carrying a piece of equipment at the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. There's an operator in th... |
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Description: | Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton special wall crane carrying a metal ladle below a type "AN" bridge crane with a suspended operators cab. The cranes are at th... |
Date: | 1906 |
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Description: | Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton bridge crane with a 10-ton 2 block type "A" trolley and two hooks. The crane is located at the West Allis Works. The crane i... |
Date: | 1940 |
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Description: | Elevated view of Allis-Chalmers plant showing several trains on the tracks next to a large industrial building. The steam engine tender in front of the loc... |
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Description: | Men work on a huge, metal water wheel at Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. |
Date: | 08 1948 |
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Description: | A woman in a uniform places a lei of orchids around Margaret McGuire's neck as she accepts the role of Centennial Queen on a stage at the Wisconsin Centenn... |
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