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Nettie Fowler McCormick at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), wife of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Mrs. McCormick i...
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Pig Freight Car on the Soo Line

Date: 1917
Description: Group of people standing in front of a Soo Line freight car that was used by the railroad to promote hog transportation. This photograph was donated to the...
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Alice in Dairyland and World's Largest Cheese

Date: 1964
Description: Alice in Dairyland, and two employees of Steve's Cheese, sample a piece of the World's largest cheese. The gigantic piece of cheese was part of Wisconsin's...
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Elmer the Bull

Date: 1951
Description: Elmer, "husband" of Elsie the Cow, advertising mascot of the Borden Company, is shown with a young woman as he was being readied for participation as one o...
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Livestock Judging at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1960
Description: An audience watches and judges stand by as cattle are lined up to be judged in a pavilion at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Hog showing at the Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: A crowd watches as boys try to steer their pigs with canes during judging in a pen at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Farm Museum Exhibit

Date: 1951
Description: Two men examine a hook attached to a huge wagon, part of a Farm Museum Exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Dairy Products Exhibit

Date: 08 1948
Description: The Department of Agriculture's Cheese promotion booth at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The booth urges consumers to "Serve Wisconsin Dated Cheese."...
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State Fair Handbill

Date: 1929
Description: Printed color handbill that advertised the special events of the Wisconsin State Fair. The illustration shows a woman bearing a platter of produce.
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Poultry Building

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Description: Interior view of the Poultry Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, showing the chickens entered in the competition in their cages. The patriotic decor sugg...
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Junior Fair

Date: 08 19 1944
Description: Premium list for the 1944 Junior Fair, the 7th such event designed for young people ages 12-21, made a strong graphic and intellectual link between victory...
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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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Dairyland Building

Date: 08 1948
Description: This original, modernistic color design for a Wisconsin Dairyland Building at the Wisconsin State Fair included a pitcher pouring milk. It was constructed ...
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Cattle Judging at the Fair

Date: 1900
Description: Cattle judging at the Wisconsin State Fair. The cattle barns C and D are in the background.
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Jersey Herd at the Fair

Date: 1900
Description: A Jersey herd being lined up for the judges at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Poultry Building at the Fair

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of the Poultry Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, showing some poultry on display.
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Cattle Parade at the Fair

Date: 1900
Description: Annual cattle parade at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Alice in Dairyland and Honey Queen

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Description: Alice in Dairyland and the Wisconsin Honey Queen standing at a Wisconsin State Beekeepers Association stand, possibly at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Calf Competition

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Description: Competitors in the calf judging lining up with their animals at the Portage County fair.
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State Fair Dining Room

Date: 1935
Description: Interior view of the Fruits and Vegetables Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, showing the dining room and the tables decorated with lavish floral displa...

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