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| Date: | 05 25 1961 |
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| Description: | A woman and three children standing under umbrellas behind a barrier in the street during Madison's Outdoor Living Week activities. |
| 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: | 07 17 1962 |
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| Description: | Night view of the full moon above the Tilt-A-Whirl ride prior to the opening day of the Dane County Junior Fair. |
| Date: | 07 02 1964 |
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| Description: | Three girls on the "Flying Coaster" carnival ride at the ESBMA festival on Kid's Day. |
| Date: | 07 02 1964 |
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| Description: | Four girls on the "Flying Coaster" carnival ride at the ESBMA festival on Kid's Day. |
| 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 30 1965 |
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| Description: | A young girl enjoying a ride during "Kids Day" at the East Side Business Men's Association Festival. About 200 children from Wisconsin Treatment Center, Re... |
| Date: | 07 10 1965 |
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| Description: | Charles P. (Chappie) Fox, left, standing at the microphone, moderating the annual circus celebration parade in Baraboo. He is the Circus World Museum direc... |
| Date: | 07 10 1965 |
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| Description: | A Madison Knights of Columbus clown wheeling his unicycle along the parade route during the annual circus celebration parade in Baraboo. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking down at the International Motor truck display at the Wisconsin State Fair. Every truck in the display was sold to a customer and lett... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Mr. Collis Dell and Mr. Allen of the Brink's Company stand outdoors with the Brink's Express Money Truck. The Brink's streamlined money wagon created so mu... |
| Date: | 07 2014 |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards a woman standing behind a fence at the base of the Ferris wheel waiting for customers at the La Fete de Marquette Festival. |
| Date: | 06 22 1978 |
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| Description: | A boy enjoying an amusement ride on swings at the East Side Businessmen's Club carnival at Milwaukee Street and Fair Oaks Avenue. Other riders, carnival-go... |
| Date: | 06 1961 |
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| Description: | A young girl is enjoying a carnival ride at Peppermint Park. She is probably a daughter of Lewis Arms. |
| Date: | 06 1961 |
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| Description: | Mamie and Rita Arms, daughters of Lewis Arms, sharing a midway ride at Peppermint Park. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Production still from the 1928 film "The Crowd." Two cameramen are sitting on a wooden slide behind a small camera. People are sitting at the top of the sl... |
| Date: | 06 19 1925 |
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| Description: | Line drawing of a truck at a fairground. A delivery man is carrying a case of soft drinks, and a boy is standing on the left and watching him. In the backg... |
| Date: | 07 11 2015 |
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| Description: | View looking up towards people riding the yellow, red, and blue painted Ferris wheel. A sign on the right reads: "The Big Eli Ferris Wheel." |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Four girls are sitting in a tilt-a-whirl amusement ride. In the background people are riding on a Ferris wheel. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | People are riding on a Ferris wheel above a crowd of people walking around a fairgrounds. |
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