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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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Log Rolling at Lumberjack Days

Date: 1971
Description: Two young women are competing in logrolling. People watch from bleachers on a lawn in the background. One person is sitting and watching from a rowboat, an...
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Musky Jamboree Parade

Date: 08 09 1972
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of people standing or sitting on the side of a road. Many of them are sitting on the back of their cars. A truck, decorated in pin...
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Penny-farthing

Date: 07 04 1969
Description: Side view of a woman riding a penny-farthing down the street during the Old Milwaukee Days annual circus parade. A crowd of people are sitting or standing ...
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Circus Wagon

Date: 07 04 1969
Description: A mother and a daughter are looking at a gold colored statue on a circus wagon during Old Milwaukee Days. The statue depicts Cinderella sitting in a chair ...
Book or Pamphlet

Crowds at the Old Milwaukee Days Parade

Date: 07 04 1969
Description: View down sidewalk towards crowds of people sitting on the sidewalk along the street waiting for the start of the Old Milwaukee Days parade.
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Steam Engine Days

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Description: A man, wearing a white cap reading "Strum Steam Engine Days," is driving a small, vintage narrow gauge train. People are riding in the train cars behind hi...
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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 at Fort Dells

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Description: Slightly elevated view of four horses pulling a stagecoach through a puddle on a dirt road. A group of children and adults are sitting on top of the stagec...
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Fish Boil

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Description: A crowd of men, women, and children are watching as two pit fires heat two large pots in the foreground. Someone (out of frame) is spraying water from the ...
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The "Christian Radich"

Date: 1964
Description: View across water towards the tugboat "Indiana" pulling the full-rigged, three-masted Norwegian ship "Christian Radich" into port. The sails and hull of th...
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Forest Protection Float in Centennial Parade

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view over a crowd of people watching a parade. The Wisconsin Conservation Department float is coming down the road. It features a forest with taxi...
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The "Christian Radich" Sailing on Lake Michigan

Date: 1964
Description: Nine boats are on the waters of Lake Michigan as they observe the "Christian Radich" sailing. The ship is a full-rigged, three-masted Norwegian ship. The s...
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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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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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Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center

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Description: View of a brick and stucco building on the side of a road. It has an overhanging roof line and a cantilevered canopy over the lower entrance.
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The Spring Green Restaurant

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Description: A car is driving up an inclined road to a parking lot. A red metal sculptural sign in the foreground reads: "The Spring Green."
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Driving up to The Spring Green

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Description: A car is driving up the road to The Spring Green, which has a brick and stucco building with a red roof. An American flag is flying from the canopy above t...
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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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Duluth-Superior High Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of the Duluth-Superior high bridge.

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