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| Date: | 08 01 1944 |
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| Description: | Photograph of Lois Bailey, who was thrown from the Tilt-a-Whirl ride at the Madison East Side Festival, suffering injuries to her face and head. |
| Date: | 08 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Five speakers at the Gisholt Machine Company picnic, taken at the Blooming Grove carnival grounds. Left to right: Marion "Red" Borland, president of Gishol... |
| Date: | 09 01 1921 |
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| Description: | Crowds of people walking, with amusement rides in the backround. Presumably the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Walworth County Fair. A large crowd gathers around a carousel. |
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| Description: | View of the Coney Island Amusement Park featuring a large garden and lawn, a roller coaster, a windmill, several buildings and amusements, and crowds of pe... |
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| Description: | A pavilion stands at the gates of an amusement park. A tent, fence, and roller coaster appear in the background. |
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| Description: | A carousel, aeroplane, penny arcade, and other rides stand inside an amusement park. There is a lawn at the center of the image and people surround the amu... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a Ferris Wheel on Main Street. Men and women are strolling about and many storefronts can be seen. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The set up or take down of a Northern Wisconsin County Fair, showing men working on a Ferris wheel and large tents. There is a truck in the foreground and ... |
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| Description: | View of a miniature train with children and their parents as passengers at Springbank Park, founded in the late nineteenth century. |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | View of a large, stone residence with the first Ferris Wheel in the distance. |
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| Description: | Outdoor view of several children riding a carousel underneath a large canvas awning on a lawn under trees. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View across field towards a large canvas tent set up for the Ford and Fordson Exhibit by the Rock County Authorized Dealers. There are a number of Fordson ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View from sidewalk of a street carnival with tents, circus banners and a Ferris Wheel set up in the middle of the street. Signboards advertise ice cream an... |
| Date: | 06 21 1958 |
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| Description: | Attending the grand opening of the Vilas Park merry-go-round are, (L-R): Lawrence H. Fitzpatrick, Wisconsin State Journal managing editor; Robert C.... |
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