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Boating on the Lake

Date: 1937
Description: Woman at the tiller of a motorboat with tree-lined shore in the background. She is wearing a captain's hat at a jaunty angle and a sailor middy blouse.
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Amphitryon '38 Act II Scene 2

Date: 1938
Description: Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne reclining as Lynn's character darns the sock of Lunt's character.
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Amphitryon '38 Act III

Date: 1938
Description: Barry Thomson, Lynn Fontanne, and Alfred Lunt as Jupiter, Alkmena, and Amphitryon.
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Amphitryon '38 Act I Scene 1

Date: 1938
Description: Alfred Lunt as Jupiter with actor Richard Whorf standing behind him.
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Amphitryon '38 Act II Scene 1

Date: 1938
Description: Lunt and Fontanne as Alkmena and Jupiter in battle gear.
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Amphitryon '38 Act III

Date: 1938
Description: Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne as Jupiter and Alkmena.
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Grandstand Entrance

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Description: Elevated view of crowd outside the entrance to the Grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Milk House Customers

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Description: At the Department of Agriculture's Milk House at the Wisconsin State Fair, an elderly woman, Mrs. Shimmon of Milwaukee, and a young man drink milk from pap...
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Governor Kohler and Milk Toast

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., and an unidentified elderly woman, toast each other with paper cups of milk. They are standing near the Department of Agric...
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Passenger Trolley at the Fair

Date: 1951
Description: Fairgoers ride a tractor-drawn passenger wagon at the Fair. In the background is the Sky King roller coaster.
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Weary Fairgoers

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Description: Two weary fairgoers catch a nap on a convenient bench at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Camp Ammon

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Description: Entrance to "Camp Ammon," the Boy Scout camp at the Wisconsin State Fair. The camp was named for the director of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.
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Paul Russo

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Description: Race car driver Paul Russo of Kenosha at the Wisconsin State Fair. He raced in 13 Indianapolis 500 races.
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The Dalles of the St. Croix River

Date: 1963
Description: Elevated view of the Dalles on the Saint Croix River with boats docked and crossing.
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The "Tractors" Bowling Team

Date: 1926
Description: Five men standing behind a bowling ball and pin display for a gropu portrait. The men are members of the "Tractors" bowling team, Harvester Club Bowling Le...
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Fisherman of Chequamegon Bay

Date: 1950
Description: Vern Frechette (left) and Leonard Larson show their catch of trout caught during ice fishing on Chequamegon Bay.
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Ice Fisherman and Ice Shanty

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Description: Ice fisherman Bruno Grotzke of Ashland poses in front of his fishing shanty on Chequamegon Bay.
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Cream Separator Display

Date: 02 10 1933
Description: Model cream separator created for the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.
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Cream Separator Model

Date: 01 30 1928
Description: Men and women gather around a giant model of a cream separator, possibly at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Cream Separator Display

Date: 1932
Description: Cardboard cutouts of a man and a girl with a doll demonstrate the use of a cream separator. Cans of oil are arranged nearby. The display may have been part...

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