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Vit-O-Ray Egg Laying Contest

Date: 03 04 1935
Description: View inside storefront towards a dozen chickens in cages. They are finalists in the Vit-O-Ray egg laying contest for Klinke Hatchery, 1918 Winnebago Street...
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Livestock Exposition Judging

Date: 1959
Description: Slightly elevated view of one competitor parading her animal for the judges at the Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Competition, while Alice in Dairylan...
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Alice and the Winner

Date: 1960
Description: Alice in Dairyland 1960, Joan Engh, poses with a winner at a regional Junior Livestock Exposition. Joan went on to become Miss Wisconsin in 1962, and she w...
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Prize Bull at Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: Three men look at the first-prize bull in a pen at the Iowa State Fair. The original caption reads: "John Minish(?), North English, Iowa. 1st prize jr. yea...
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Blaney Farms 4-H Booth

Date: 07 30 1948
Description: Blaney Farms 4-H booth with display: "Fight Weed Thieves." Three young women and one young man are shown with a display of farm products. They are all hold...
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Ward Love with Farmall 12 Tractor

Date: 1937
Description: Ward Love, winner of a Farmall-12, stands next to his prize in a tent at the Indianapolis State Fair. The sign on the tractor reads: "This Farmall 12 was ...
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Youth Display Sheep

Date: 08 1948
Description: Elevated view of a number of young boys, and one girl, each crouched next to a sheep, displaying it to the crowd gathered around a pen at the Wisconsin Cen...
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Bringing Food to the Table

Date: 08 13 1956
Description: Joan Atwood shopping for vegetables for a special recipe. Part of photo spread for WSJ Centennial Cookbook contest.
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Beeswax Lincoln Monument

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Description: Miniature Lincoln Monument made out of beeswax at the Illinois State Fair. In the background are displays of frames of honeycomb, with ribbons hanging from...
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Baking Contest

Date: 1926
Description: Entries in the Lewis Baking Contest. Seven tables full of plates of desserts are displayed in a large room.
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Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest

Date: 11 27 1961
Description: A student judges meat at the intercollegiate meat judging contest at the International Livestock Exposition. Oklahoma State University took first place and...
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Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest

Date: 11 27 1961
Description: A student using his hat to deflect light while judging meat at the intercollegiate meat judging contest at the International Livestock Exposition. Oklahoma...
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Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest

Date: 11 27 1961
Description: A Texas student inspecting meat at the intercollegiate meat judging contest at the International Livestock Exposition.
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Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest

Date: 11 26 1961
Description: Two students judging meat at the intercollegiate meat judging contest at the International Livestock Exposition. Oklahoma State University took first place...
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Annual Meeting of Wisconsin Cheese Makers' Association

Date: 11 04 1958
Description: The 67th annual meeting of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers' Association is held in Madison at the Hotel Loraine. The meeting included the 2nd annual World's Ch...

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