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| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | A street carnival on the Capitol Square in which two individuals perform together while suspended in the air. |
| Date: | 07 26 1966 |
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| Description: | Several young people pause behind the fence to look at a midway ride in action at the Washington County Junior Fair. |
| Date: | 08 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Five speakers at the Gisholt Machine Company picnic, taken at the Blooming Grove carnival grounds. Left to right: Marion "Red" Borland, president of Gishol... |
| Date: | 02 14 1948 |
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| Description: | Ice carving of the Olympic rings at the University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club Winter Carnival, with Bascom Hall and the Lincoln Monument in the background. ... |
| Date: | 08 06 1948 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of 13 men and women from the Hennie's Shows carnival standing in front of the Wisconsin State Journal building. They had visited Camp Waubee... |
| Date: | 08 31 1948 |
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| Description: | Madison Labor officials riding on a tiny train at the 6-day Labor Festival at Olbrich Park. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | The exterior of carnival banners with people gathered in front of them. Probably depicting "Gay Paree" at the State Fair. |
| Date: | 06 1908 |
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| Description: | Crowd near the front of a side show tent with large banners. |
| Date: | 01 31 1951 |
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| Description: | An unidentified University of Wisconsin student looks on as fellow student, Jim Healy of Milwaukee (right), practices for the barrel stave races. The race ... |
| Date: | 01 31 1951 |
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| Description: | Members of the Kappa Gamma sorority team on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus are pictured practicing for the broom hockey matches to be held as p... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Two men aboard the Comet carnival ride, which is powered by International U-2 power units. Three men are standing on the ground near an industrial building... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Close-up of a fortune teller's shop front on Coney Island. The multiple signs read, "Reader and Advisor," "Have Your Hand Writing Analyzed," "We Give Card ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A small crowd watch as eight dogs perform in Capitol Park. There are circus or carnival tents erected along Pinckney Street, and the First National Bank (l... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Running hard for re-election after serving less than a full first term, Congressman David Obey introduces himself to constituents and their children. |
| Date: | 08 07 1956 |
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| Description: | Joseph (Roundy) Coughlin, sports columnist for the Wisconsin State Journal, posing with six girls who raised money for the Roundy's Fun Fund by havi... |
| Date: | 08 30 1956 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of children from the Shorewood Hills play school who put on a carnival with the proceeds going to "Roundy's Fun Fund." With them is Joseph L... |
| Date: | 08 03 1960 |
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| Description: | Three brothers raise $6.30 for the American Cancer Society at a carnival held in their backyard, located at 2721 Chamberlain Avenue. The boys, sons of Mr. ... |
| Date: | 02 21 1961 |
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| Description: | Zonta Club members Jane Mittelstaedt and Cecetia Mullins watch as a patient at the Mendota State Hospital tries to "hit the clown" with a rubber sponge dur... |
| Date: | 06 29 1961 |
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| Description: | It is Children's Day at the East Side Businessman's Festival at Voit Field. About 10,500 people attended the festival on its first day. A youngster stands... |
| Date: | 07 02 1964 |
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| Description: | Three girls on the "Flying Coaster" carnival ride at the ESBMA festival on Kid's Day. |
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