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Roy Rogers at the Fair

Date: 1958
Description: Motion picture and television "cowboy" stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans arrive in Milwaukee for their appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair. Although unda...
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Industry Building at the Fair

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Description: Interior view of the crowds in the Wisconsin Industry Building and the building's unusual art deco decoration. Few photographs depict African Americans at ...
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Centennial Fair Preparations

Date: 08 1948
Description: Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair.
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Meat: Man's Favorite Food

Date: 08 1946
Description: Fairgoers examine exhibits about meat, "Man's Favorite Food," sponsored by the National Livestock and Meat Board at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Women's Building

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Description: Fairgoers walk past the Women's Building at the Wisconsin State Fair. The sign on the front reads: Women's Dept."
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Horticulture Building at the State Fair

Date: 1927
Description: Crowds walking past the Horticulture Building at the Wiconsin State Fair. In a pavilion above the building the Aluminum Goose Manufacturing Co. Band of Ma...
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Centennial Fair Preparations

Date: 08 1948
Description: Fair employees use a crane to complete the positioning of the "Forward" statue at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The grandstand can be seen in the ba...
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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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Fair Midway Crowds

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Description: Elevated view of crowds packing the Midway at the Wisconsin State Fair.

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