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Demolition Train

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of a locomotive collision at the Wisconsin State Fair. This was a much advertised spectacle.
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Operating Theater

Date: 1902
Description: Dr. Nicholas Senn demonstrates surgical techniques at Rush Medical College.
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Street Carnival

Date: 1902
Description: A street carnival on the Capitol Square in which two individuals perform together while suspended in the air.
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Somersault of Death

Date: 10 1906
Description: A female daredevil stunt driver, possibly Beryle Elliot, in a horseless carriage catapults up into the air, doing a loop-the-loop or sommersault off a ski ...
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Senator La Follette Addresses a Crowd

Date: 04 1907
Description: Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a crowd in a Los Angeles park. This view, which is similar to ID# 30219, shows La Follette reaching into hi...
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Kehl Dance Class

Date: 1907
Description: Dance class in the ballroom at the Kehl School of Dance, Madison, Wisconsin. Professor Kehl stands at the lower right, while a row of mothers watch from b...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Speaking

Date: 1905
Description: Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to an audience at Decatur, Illinois. La Follette is standing on a raised platform inside a large tent.
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William Jennings Bryan Addressing Crowd

Date: 10 03 1900
Description: View from audience of William Jennings Bryan, as Democratic nominee for election to the presidency, addressing a crowd, estimated at 15,000 people, at a st...
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Milwaukee Auditorium

Date: 1909
Description: Interior view of the Milwaukee Auditorium during an event.
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Full House at Grand Opera House

Date: 1902
Description: View from the stage of the audience at the Grand Opera House.

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