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Irene Janokuchi

Date: 1967
Description: Irene Janokuchi, the official Holiday Folk Fair hostess, is wearing a white and red Japanese kimono and holding a bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums.
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Irene Janokuchi in the Holiday Folk Fair Parade

Date: 1967
Description: Irene Janokuchi, the official Holiday Folk Fair hostess, is riding in a rickshaw in the parade. She is wearing a red and white kimono and holding a bouquet...
Photograph

Holiday Folk Fair

Date: 1967
Description: Women and men in traditional European and Middle Eastern clothing are waving from a white carriage pulled by four horses. A sign on the carriage reads: "Ho...
Photograph

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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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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Giraffes at the Zoo

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

Elephants at the Zoo

Date: 1967
Description: Two women and five children are leaning on or sitting on a railing watching the elephants at the zoo.
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Aviary

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Description: Children and adults are observing the various birds, including flamingos, in the aviary at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
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Pelicans and Flamingos

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Description: A pelican is eating a fish from a pond in the aviary at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Flamingos are standing around the pond behind the pelican.
Photograph

Milwaukee Railroad Yard

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Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee railroad yard. The skyline of Milwaukee is in the background.
Photograph

Dance Circus

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Description: Three women and one man are standing in a line outdoors, with their arms upraised and their left legs lifted off the ground. They are wearing brown, full-b...
Photograph

Dance Circus Listening to Man Playing Guitar

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Description: Four women are sitting outdoors in the grass around a man who is playing guitar. The women are wearing full-body brown leotards, with a tie-dye sleeveless ...
Photograph

Dance Circus Member

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Description: A dancer is standing on the grass near water, stretching her arm and torso to the side. She is wearing a full-body brown leotard, with ruffled, pink transp...
Photograph

Dance Circus

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Description: Elevated view of four women and one man standing in a semi-circle with their left arms extended inward. They are wearing full-body brown leotards, and whit...
Photograph

Children Looking at Elephant

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Description: A line of children and one woman are leaning against a fence to look at an elephant at the Milwaukee Zoo.
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Watching the Seals

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Description: A group of children are leaning on a railing watching the seals playing on a pile of rocks at the zoo.

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