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Busy B's Dog and Monkey Act

Date: 1970
Description: Gloria Peebles' Busy B's animal act featuring a monkey in a rabbit costume pushing a wheelbarrow while a dog looks on through the window of the playhouse.
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Clowns with Circus Performer

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Description: A group of 11 circus clowns poses with a pretty young female performer in a circus tent. This could possibly be part of a movie set.
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Eagle Cave "Giant Stalagmites"

Date: 06 15 1946
Description: Interior view of Eagle Cave, Richland County, featuring "Giant Stalagmites." Wisconsin's largest onyx cave.
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Performing Circus Elephants

Date: 1943
Description: A group of over twenty-six Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus elephants, standing on their rear legs with front legs resting on the elephant ahead. ...
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Cream Separator Display at Dairy Cattle Congress

Date: 1946
Description: Cream separators stand on display against a backdrop at the Dairy Cattle Congress. The display text reads: "Newest Star in the Milky Way; McCormick-Deering...
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"Harvey Harvester" at the Missouri State Fair

Date: 08 18 1940
Description: Slightly elevated view of crowd inside an open sided tent gathered in front of "Harvey Harvester." There is a Farmall tractor parked outside of the tent on...
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Streets of Yesterday at House on the Rock

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Description: The Streets of Yesterday, a nostalgic faux downtown, on exhibit at House on the Rock. This photograph was used in the original brochure for House on the Ro...
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Music of Yesterday at House on the Rock

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Description: The Music of Yesterday exhibit at House on the Rock was used in a brochure. The exhibit is "Presenting the magnificent machines of a magnificent era, 1765 ...
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"Streets of Yesterday"

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Description: View of "Streets of Yesterday" at House on the Rock.

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