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Wrestling Contest

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Elevated view of crowd of bystanders gathered in front of the tent of Jimmy Demetral's Wrestling Arena on the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair, as male w...
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Works Projects Administration at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1938
Description: Fair-goers stand in line to enter the W.P.A. Exhibit tent at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Strolling Hog

Date: 1947
Description: Boys, in background, watching as a pig, in the foreground, is taking a stroll around the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Dining Tent

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Description: Waitresses and waiters lined up inside the Dining Tent, ready to serve a large gathering.
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Washing Machines in Industry Building

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Description: Display of Maytag wringer-type washing machines in the Industry Building at the Wisconsin State Fair. In the background is a display for Miller Beer, 5 cen...
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West Allis Fair Grounds

Date: 07 24 1952
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Fair grounds, showing the GMC trucks tent and the residential neighborhood that bordered the grounds.
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Girls Scouts and Dormitory

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: A group of girls, including several Girl Scouts in uniform, photographed in the youth residence hall at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Lost Child at the Fair

Date: 08 22 1949
Description: Margaret Mueller of Milwaukee, who had the distinction of being the first lost child at the Wisconsin State Fair. She is sitting in front of the sign that ...
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Allis Chalmers Tent at the Fair

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Description: Allis Chalmers tent at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Ice Cream Eating Contest

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Description: Actor Jack Carson and two boys competing in an ice cream eating contest at the State Fair. The boys are identified as John Schroeder of West Bend and Jacki...
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Popcorn Eaters

Date: 08 16 1941
Description: Eugene Barter, Jack Rosenthal, and Roland Small snack on popcorn on Children's Day at Wisconsin State Fair in 1941.
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Boy Scout Hijinks

Date: 1946
Description: Elevated view during a meal at the Wisconsin State Fair, where a crowd of Boy Scouts mug for the camera.
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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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