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Woodchopping Contest

Date: 1936
Description: A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest.
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EAA Acrobatics

Date: 1986
Description: Aerial acrobatics at the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) convention and fly-in at Oshkosh. The EAA encompasses all aspects of sport aviation includ...
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Wittman Field

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Description: Elevated view of Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) crowds at Wittman Field in Oshkosh during the mid 1980s. The control tower is in the background.
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EAA and Concorde

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Description: A Concorde begins its takeoff, like a giant bird over the crowd at the Experimental Aviation Association Fly-in.
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Graham-White over Washington, D.C.

Date: 10 14 1910
Description: Claude Graham-White, winner of the Gordon Bennett Race and several other important races in 1910, flying a Farman plane over Washington, D.C. Graham-White ...
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First to Fly — Wilbur Wright

Date: 1912
Description: Wilbur Wright, in profile, with a Wright Flyer. The original photographic postcard from which this image was copied was presented by Wright to pioneer avia...
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Bus Passengers

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Description: Interior view of passengers riding a Madison City Railway Company bus.
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Brett Favre on Packer Practice Field

Date: 07 24 1998
Description: Brett Favre with coaches and other players on the Packer practice field during a scrimmage(?). This photograph was taken for the Wisconsin Division of Tour...
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Green Bay Packer Don Majkowski Playing the Chicago Bears

Date: 1990
Description: Green Bay Packer's quarterback Don Majkowski passing the football against the Chicago Bears while offensive lineman Billy Ard blocks.
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Packer Player Signing Autograph

Date: 1995
Description: Green Bay Packer player (possibly Bob Kuberski) sitting on a young boy's bicycle and signing a notebook in the parking lot of Lambeau Field.
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Carnival Scene at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: Midway area of the Wisconsin State Fair, showing a truck advertising peanuts at 5 cents in the center background.
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Goodyear Blimp at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: The blimp of the Goodyear Tire Company hovers above the carnival area of the Wisconsin State Fair, tethered to the ground with ropes. The fairgoers, howev...
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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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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1962
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Sylvia Lee Kafkas, greeting admiring members of the public at the junior livestock exposition in Eau Claire. The Alice in Dairyland com...
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Swine Competitors

Date: 1962
Description: Competitors in the Junior Livestock Exposition with their pigs before the judging.
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Crowd at McCarthy Funeral

Date: 05 07 1957
Description: Crowd of mourners at the funeral of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy outside St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
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Mourners at McCarthy Grave Site

Date: 05 07 1957
Description: Mourners surround the casket of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy at his funeral at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery.
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Procession at McCarthy Funeral

Date: 05 07 1957
Description: Procession of Catholic clergy at the funeral of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. In Wisconsin, and elsewhere in the nation, the Catholic Church was among McCart...
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Procession at McCarthy Funeral

Date: 05 1957
Description: The crowd gathered outside St. Mary's Catholic Church for the funeral of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy watches as the procession to the cemetery begins.
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Earth Day March

Date: 04 21 1970
Description: View looking down at a crowd of people holding the first Earth Day March as they arrive at the Wisconsin State Capitol at the top of State Street. The marc...

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