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| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Close-up of a young girl at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition eating cotton candy. There is a string of lights in the background. |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | A crowd walking the grounds of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition in the early evening. An electric sign on the right says "Terrel Jacobs Wild Animal Circ... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | People stand in front of the exterior of the Information Booth at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. A reproduction of the "Wisconsin" statue by Daniel C... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | A young boy inflates a balloon at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Three people stand behind him near the "Merry Go Round" building, and in the backgro... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | A large crowd has gathered to hear a carnival barker sell bottles of something at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Cure-all-pills? Snake-oils? No sign ... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | A crowd watches a young man throwing a baton into the air at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Behind him is the "Alice In Dairyland" building, featurin... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a "Wisconsin Centennial, Milwaukee, August 7-29" t-shirt stands in front of the "Wisconsin At Work" building at the Wisconsin Centennial Expo... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | A teenage boy caught looking directly at the photographer while riding an amusement park ride at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition midway in the early ev... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a "Pronto-Dog" stand at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition staffed by three people. Behind the stand is an amusement park ride. |
| Date: | 10 31 1925 |
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| Description: | View of dirt road running through trees. A man stands in the road. Some homes can barely be seen in the background beyond the trees. Text at foot of photog... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Visitors to the Wisconsin State Fair running for shelter at the onset of a sudden rain shower. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Part of a white pine blister rust exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair, including a cross section of a white pine tree. |
| Date: | 02 20 1981 |
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| Description: | Several boys in hockey uniforms are walking outside an entrance holding signs, which read: "We are not asking for the state to support us, we are just aski... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of railroad tracks reflecting the light of the sun at either sunrise or sunset. Silhouettes of cranes, power lines and buildings are in the d... |
| Date: | 07 1941 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "July 1941. This is an exterior view of our new and enlarged store at West Allis, Wis. Note the double set of doors and corner entra... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Federal Malleable Co., West Allis, Wis." A large, multi-building factory with railroad tracks leading to it. According to records, th... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "West Allis Historical Society Museum. 8405 W. National Ave.–Open Sun. 2-4, Tues. 7-9. (No Charge) Wisconsin registered landmark # 1... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | The collage postcard has design elements, a drawing of a woman, and two images of West Allis. The text reads: "West Allis Invites You", "West Allis City Ha... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Compliments of 'The Main Store,' West Allis Wis. Department Store for Men, Boys and Children." A two story building with large displa... |
| Date: | 12 02 1914 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Washington School, West Allis, Wis." A brick school built in 1925. Several additions were built in 1928, 1931 and 1951. Today it is s... |
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