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| Date: | 08 1993 |
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| Description: | "Bungee jumpers at Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 06 1994 |
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| Description: | "Ossie Reimer of Lomira with his dog, Rusty, entertains patients at Hope Nursing Home." |
| Date: | 05 01 1957 |
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| Description: | Lillian Simonson, Altrusa Club member and Marquette School principal, is shown giving a preview of a wishing well to youths Jerry Bailey and Janet Dahl. |
| Date: | 1986 |
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| Description: | Front cover and imagined bill of fare for "Rupert's Roadkill Cafe: You Kill It ... ... We Grill It!," with a cartoon drawing of a cat standing on long, fla... |
| Date: | 01 22 1944 |
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| Description: | Sergeant Walter Schaefer of Port Washington, Wisconsin, swings from a rope over an extremely muddy road just after a truck has just driven through at a mil... |
| Date: | 01 25 1959 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with brothers Greg and Mark Hennen of 5709 Midmoor Road standing in their snow fort and holding snowballs at the ready the day following a fiv... |
| Date: | 10 24 1930 |
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| Description: | A line of clowns and assorted pantomime animals dressed up for Cheese Day. The animals include; a horse, a woodchuck, a bear, a giraffe and an elephant. A ... |
| Date: | 08 16 1952 |
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| Description: | Dave and Carol Leudtke react to some high jinks done to their vehicle. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Men on wagons carrying large boiler, etc., posing in sham-battle horseplay, probably in Cross Plains. In the background is a bluff. |
| Date: | 11 05 1959 |
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| Description: | Five girls are ready to enjoy a magic show presented by Jack Hurlbut at the Mother-Daughter Opti-Mrs. Luncheon. From left to right are: Linda Nettum, Julie... |
| Date: | 01 17 1960 |
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| Description: | Mayor Ivan Nestingen (center) posing with a bowling ball in his hands before throwing a strike while throwing out the first ball. On the left is Pat Lynaug... |
| Date: | 07 04 1954 |
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| Description: | Joanna Winch, Tony Hanson and Randy Winch were just like hundreds of other city children who love to be in a parade on the Fourth of July. |
| Date: | 02 26 1955 |
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| Description: | James and Sheila Reul dressed in clown costumes at the "Mardi Gras" dancing party of the Chameleon Club at the Nakoma Country Club. |
| Date: | 09 07 1956 |
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| Description: | Children watch a clown with a snake at the parade during the Midwest Shrine Convention. |
| Date: | 09 07 1956 |
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| Description: | Pamella Hattleberg talks with a clown at the Midwest Shrine parade. |
| Date: | 07 04 1900 |
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| Description: | View from side of a Fourth of July Procession of five people standing in a line carrying various types of weapons and dressed in festive clothing. There is... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | In her journal from India, Carrie mentions cock fights, describing them as a "barbaric form of entertainment". Here is shown a group of men watching one su... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Four men wearing head wraps posing in a wide-legged stance. A group of people stand behind a fence in the left background watching. Carrie describes in her... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Inside spread of flyer for an International Harvester free family party for friends and customers. The event was at Turner Hall in Columbia, Illinois, was... |
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