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Rocket Amusement Ride at Canadian Exhibition

Date: 09 26 1938
Description: Men and women look on as people ride on the "Rocket" amusement ride at the Canadian National Exposition. The ride was owned by Miller Amusement Enterprises...
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International Power Unit Running Amusement Ride

Date: 09 1938
Description: View of the underside of the "Rocket" amusement ride at the Canadian National Exhibition, powered by an International U-7 power unit. The ride was owned b...
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Canadian National Exhibition Ride

Date: 1938
Description: A man stands by to operate an amusement ride called the "Waltzer" at the Canadian National Exhibition. The ride was owned by Ideal Exposition Shows of Pete...
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Oxen at Eastern States Exposition

Date: 1935
Description: A team of oxen pulls a pallet of what appear to be cement blocks on a skid at the Eastern States Exposition, while onlookers gather on either side to watch...
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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 ...

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