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| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Columbian Exposition; from the midway looking east from the Ferris wheel. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Columbian Exposition, looking through the Ferris wheel. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Large crowd lined up outside the Hub theatre for a "free farm show" matinee, most likely "Romance of the Reaper". The movie was produced by International H... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the back of ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A Wright airplane flying over a grandstand in Indianapolis, with a second unidentified plane in the foreground. This exhibition at the recently-constructed... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowd gathered on the beach at Atlantic City to watch a Curtiss airplane being pushed on an inclined ramp leading to the boardwalk. |
| Date: | 07 1910 |
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| Description: | Walter Brookins, a boyhood friend of the Wright Brothers, flying a Wright airplane over the ocean at Atlantic City. Brookins set numerous records for altit... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Ringling Brothers circus wagons, horses, and tents, with the Chicago skyline in the background. |
| 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: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the backside... |
| Date: | 08 20 1965 |
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| Description: | Fans at a baseball stadium watching an Andy Williams show. |
| Date: | 07 26 1979 |
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| Description: | People waiting in line for the opportunity to buy tickets to a Green Bay Packers home game. |
| Date: | 07 20 1970 |
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| Description: | Packer fans, despite bad weather, wait in line Sunday outside The Milwaukee Journal Company building to wait for Monday's football ticket sale. First in li... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | An architect's model of Fort Dells. This is not an accurate historical reconstruction, but was built as a tourist attraction. There was never an actual for... |
| Date: | 09 01 1921 |
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| Description: | Crowd of individuals at the Wisconsin State Fair, with a view of the Colosseum in the background. |
| Date: | 09 01 1921 |
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| Description: | Crowds of people walking, with amusement rides in the backround. Presumably the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 09 01 1921 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the State Fair and surrounding neighborhood. |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | A group of people enter the International Harvester tent at the Dairy Cattle Congress. The sign on the outside of the tent reads: "Presenting Your Family P... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | People entering the Enchanted Forest and Prehistoric Land. |
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| Description: | Night view of gift shops, restaurants, and other attractions in a two-story shopping plaza. Several cars are parked along the curb beneath a streetlight in... |
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