Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Cyanotype print of Winnequah on Lake Monona with small buildings and three platforms for swings. A note on the back of the print reads: "The high swing was... |
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Description: | Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar, on an amusement park airplane ride. |
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Description: | Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar, on an amusement park boat ride. |
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Description: | Crowds jam the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
Date: | 1951 |
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Description: | Fairgoers ride a tractor-drawn passenger wagon at the Fair. In the background is the Sky King roller coaster. |
Date: | 1905 |
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Description: | Exhibits of farm equipment and the gasoline engines that would have powered some of them at the Wisconsin State Fair. A Ferris wheel is visible in the back... |
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Description: | View of a crowd on the beach. The amusement park "The Pike" can be seen in the background, which was home to The Jack Rabbit Racer, which at the time was t... |
Date: | 1924 |
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Description: | View of developed beachfront, including roller-coaster, hotels, pier and seagulls. |
Date: | 1920 |
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Description: | Elevated view of people walking along Midland Beach and boardwalk. Several buildings stand alongside the boardwalk and a Ferris wheel is in the background. |
Date: | 1928 |
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Description: | Elevated view of Kiddyland at Playland. The area features miniature amusement park rides for smaller children, including a miniature Ferris wheel and a boa... |
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Description: | People gather around a bench in front of Casino Amusement Park. A roller coaster, pavilion, and ticket booth stand behind them. |
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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: | People ride a ten car roller coaster at PLAYLAND park. The roller coaster has lights on one side and railings on either side. |
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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. |
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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: | 1970 |
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Description: | Running for re-election for the first time, Congressman David R. Obey greets voters at the fair. A merry-go-round is in the background. Although unidentifi... |
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... |
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Description: | Green, yellow, and orange lights are illuminating carnival rides at night. |
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