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Madison Zonta Club Members with Carnival Prizes

Date: 03 28 1957
Description: The Madison Zonta Club sponsored a carnival for patients at Mendota State Hospital. Zonta members show some of the prizes they have gathered for the event....
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Tillie Twine 20 Pounds Right to the Ounce!

Date: 1949
Description: Promotional advertisement available through the International Harvester Advertising Service for use by International Harvester dealers, part of the 1949 Tw...
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Kid's Donating to "Roundy's Fund"

Date: 06 30 1959
Description: A group of kids is shown with "Roundy" Coughlin. They put on a carnival in the back yard of Jim Riphahn on Madison's east side to raise money for "Roundy's...
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U.W. Campus Carnival

Date: 05 08 1960
Description: Portrait of three University of Wisconsin students who performed in one of the booths at the U.W. Campus Carnival. They include, from left to right: Neil B...
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Hyde Brothers Raise Funds for the American Cancer Society

Date: 08 03 1960
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. ...
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Crowd at Carnival

Date: 1898
Description: Crowd scene and circus barker in front of “The Electric Era Shows” tent, probably at a fair or carnival. A smaller tent in the background on the left has a...
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We Saw You at Medical Auxiliary Carnival

Date: 10 26 1960
Description: Attendees at the annual benefit dinner dance of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Dane County Medical Society. They are, from left to right: Dr. A.P and Adeline...
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We Saw You at Medical Auxiliary Carnival

Date: 11 26 1960
Description: Attendees at "Carnival!," a benefit dinner dance of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Dane County Medical society. In the background are paintings given new ide...
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We Saw You at Medical Auxiliary Carnival

Date: 11 26 1960
Description: "Carnival!" was the theme for the annual benefit dinner dance of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Dane County Medical Society. Attendees shown, left to right, ...
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We Saw You at Medical Auxiliary Carnival

Date: 11 26 1960
Description: Admiring decorations at the benefit dinner dance of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Dane County Medical Society are, left to right: Dr. James and Jean Moore, ...
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Zonta Club Winter Carnival at Mendota State Hospital

Date: 02 21 1961
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...
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Campus Carnival

Date: 05 05 1961
Description: Five university students pose around a stage prop showboat paddle wheel while preparing for Campus Carnival. Their booth was built by Kappa Alpha Theta sor...
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East Side Businessmen's Association Festival at Voit Field

Date: 06 29 1961
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...
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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.
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Street Carnival with Ferris Wheel

Date: 1912
Description: View from sidewalk of a street carnival with tents, circus banners and a Ferris Wheel set up in the middle of the street. Signboards advertise ice cream an...
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Tilt-A-Whirl

Date: 1968
Description: Four girls are sitting in a tilt-a-whirl amusement ride. In the background people are riding on a Ferris wheel.
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Ferris Wheel

Date: 1968
Description: People are riding on a Ferris wheel above a crowd of people walking around a fairgrounds.
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Another Winner

Date: 12 01 1968
Description: A girl wearing a coat and hat with her arm raised, as if she has just tossed something. In front of her is a clear bowl holding three small balls. Behind h...
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Carnival for Roundy's Fund

Date: 08 24 1954
Description: Roundy is surrounded by children who put on and participated in a neighborhood carnival fund raiser held at the Marv Wellentin home at 210 Breese Terrace. ...
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Smelt Carnival Wrestling Match

Date: 04 1939
Description: A man, wearing galoshes, is standing in a sports ring and dumping fish out of a box labeled Lester Fisher Fisheries. People are in the background behind th...

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