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County Fair Ferris Wheel

Date: 1930
Description: The set up or take down of a Northern Wisconsin County Fair, showing men working on a Ferris wheel and large tents. There is a truck in the foreground and ...
Photograph

Train at Springbank Park

Date: 
Description: View of a miniature train with children and their parents as passengers at Springbank Park, founded in the late nineteenth century.
Photograph

Seeking Votes at the Fair

Date: 1970
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...
Photograph

Fairway Golf Practice Range

Date: 02 27 1957
Description: Four golfers with stand with their hands in their pockets while watching a fifth golfer, Frank (Moon) Molinaro power off a drive. The other four include, l...
Print

Gridiron Club Winter Dinner Menu

Date: 12 13 1947
Description: Menu from the winter dinner of the Gridiron Club, with a "Where Do We Go from Here?" cartoon by Clifford K. Berryman of President Truman as each rider on a...
Photograph

Madison Theater Guild's Carousel

Date: 04 03 1961
Description: A young female cast member poses on a suspended merry-go-round horse as she watches a rehearsal of the musical show, "Carousel".
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Cap Pistol Legalization

Date: 07 03 1953
Description: After Governor Kohler signed legislation legalizing the sale of caps and cap pistols, many youth prepared to celebrate the Independence Day holiday with th...
Book or Pamphlet

Plano Manufacturing Company Advertisement

Date: 1900
Description: Advertisement from catalog featuring an illustration of the Jones Chain Mower, and a man using it in a field with a team of horses. Around the border are i...
Photograph

Carousel

Date: 
Description: Outdoor view of several children riding a carousel underneath a large canvas awning on a lawn under trees.
Photograph

Hustler Harvest Festival

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of street lined with merchandise stalls, a merry-go-round and a Ferris wheel set up for the Harvest Festival. A large crowd of people is in l...
Photograph

Outdoor Living Week

Date: 05 25 1961
Description: A woman and three children standing under umbrellas behind a barrier in the street during Madison's Outdoor Living Week activities.
Photograph

Ford and Fordson Exhibit

Date: 1924
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 ...
Poster

"Amor libre" (Free Love) Film Poster

Date: 1969
Description: Argentine film poster. Photographic image of a man standing behind a woman who is sitting on a carousel horse. His hand is resting on her shoulder. Around ...
Photograph

East Side Business Men's Association Festival

Date: 07 02 1964
Description: Three girls on the "Flying Coaster" carnival ride at the ESBMA festival on Kid's Day.
Photograph

East Side Business Men's Association Festival

Date: 07 02 1964
Description: Four girls on the "Flying Coaster" carnival ride at the ESBMA festival on Kid's Day.
Photograph

East Side Business Men's Association Festival

Date: 06 30 1965
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...
Photograph

Baraboo Circus Celebration Parade

Date: 07 10 1965
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...
Photograph

Baraboo Circus Celebration Parade

Date: 07 10 1965
Description: A Madison Knights of Columbus clown wheeling his unicycle along the parade route during the annual circus celebration parade in Baraboo.
Photograph

Brink's Express Money Truck at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1940
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...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1982
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing. This drawing appeared in the Capitol Times on April 30, 1982 with the caption: "The opening of the state fishing se...

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