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Marching Band

Date: 1968
Description: View from side of street towards a marching band playing as they march in formation down a street.
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Axe Chopping at the Lumberjack Bowl

Date: 1970
Description: A shirtless man is standing on top of a log ready to chop a log with an axe. A crowd of people are watching from stands behind him.
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Preparing Musky

Date: 08 09 1972
Description: Elevated view of four women setting up tables at the Musky Jamboree, preparing to cook and serve over one thousand pounds of musky. Men and boys are watchi...
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Pulling Contest at Steam Engine Days

Date: 08 21 1971
Description: Rear view a man standing on a weighted sled holding the reigns of two horses. The horses are attempting to pull the weight forward on loose dirt. Five men ...
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Stagecoach Ride

Date: 07 1968
Description: A team of four horses are pulling a stagecoach through the Pleasure Island Amusement Park.
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Free Camel Rides

Date: 1967
Description: Men wearing red fez hats and khaki shirts and pants (the Zor Camel Patrol) are helping a boy get on a camel for a ride around Vilas Park.
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Camel Ride

Date: 1967
Description: Men of the Zor Camel Patrol in Vilas Park are holding the reins of a camel as a boy and girl are sitting on the camel for a ride. A line of people are stan...
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Waiting for a Camel Ride

Date: 1967
Description: Children are waiting in a line behind a fence for their turn to ride a camel. Two children are sitting on a camel as men of the Zor Camel Patrol are leadin...
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Zor Camel Patrol

Date: 1967
Description: Low angle view of two children riding a double humped camel at the Henry Vilas Zoo. Men from the Zor Camel Patrol are wearing red fez hats and khaki shirts...
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Girl Riding a Camel

Date: 1967
Description: Low angle view of a man wearing the uniform of the Zor Camel Patrol leading a young girl on a camel.
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Zoomobile

Date: 1967
Description: Children and adults are riding in the zoomobile. The driver is speaking through a microphone as they pass the bear enclosures.
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Giraffes at the Zoo

Date: 1967
Description: Children and adults are leaning against a railing watching a group of giraffes at the zoo.
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Beloit Tourist Center

Date: 1967
Description: View through a car windshield towards the Beloit tourist center. A family of four is walking towards the building. A phone booth is nearby on the left.
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Inside the Beloit Tourism Center

Date: 1967
Description: A family is standing at the desk of a tourist center. A woman behind the counter is showing them a map. Behind the counter a man is reaching for another br...
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Information Desk

Date: 1967
Description: Two women and a man are standing behind the counter at the Beloit Tourism Center. The man is showing a family of four a brochure. Brochures and maps are on...

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