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Sportsman's Paradise Billboard

Date: 05 07 1935
Description: Four men are looking on during installation of a billboard designed by Hinkson Advertising Agency, at the corner of S. Park Street and Olin Avenue. The sig...
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Circus Billboard

Date: 08 1901
Description: Professor Oscar John Schendel is pictured with a violin and bow in a billboard advertising "Schendel's All Star Vaudeville, Big Three-Ringed Circus, and Ma...
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Alice in Dairyland, Mary Ellen McCabe

Date: 1954
Description: Mary Ellen McCabe, the Alice in Dairyland from Ladysmith, views a billboard announcing the stock car races scheduled for the Wisconsin State Fair during Au...
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Sign for Lost Canyon

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Description: Sign for Lost Canyon, with people standing near a car in the foreground.
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Coney Island

Date: 1969
Description: The Thunderbolt Roller Coaster at Coney Island.
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Grand Prix

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Teddy Tetzlaff drives the Fiat #33 across the finish line. The stands on the right are covered in advertisements. The track later became Burleigh Street go...
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Group of Men on Racetrack

Date: 1912
Description: The man in the goggles on the right is Teddy Tetzlaff; possibly at the Vanderbilt Cup Race. The other men are unidentified. In the background is the grands...
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Mary and Edward Brandel on the Beach

Date: 1930
Description: Mary Brandel and Edward (E.W.) Brandel wearing bathing suits relax on a beach during a vacation. Chairs and umbrellas are behind them, and in the backgroun...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: The car and driver that won the Madison Soap Box Derby in 1957 at the starting line. The car is called "Phillipson Garage" and the driver is Van Steiner of...
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Rollercoaster, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A woman standing in front of closed stalls on Coney Island. The framework for the Devil's Pit roller coaster rises in the background behind dilapidated si...
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Waiting for Bass Run

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of people in a park along the shoreline waiting for the White Bass run.
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The Court

Date: 1935
Description: View from above of spectators watching men play doubles tennis at a downtown tennis court. There is a water tower in the background.
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: Part of a United Public Workers parade/demonstration on a downtown city street. A horse-drawn wagon carries some participants. Parade signs read "No Swivel...
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Farmers Mutual Girls Softball League

Date: 08 09 1956
Description: Group portrait of the Farmers Mutual Girls Softball Team, the standout team in the Madison Girls Industrial Softball League. A Piggly Wiggly grocery sign a...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a calliope and chariot riders in a circus parade, probably the Ringl...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a bell wagon pass in a circus parade, probably the Ringling Brothe...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a bandwagon and animal cage pass in a circus parade. Probably the ...
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Truck Towing Cinderella Parade Float

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A tan and brown International Harve...
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Truck Towing Parade Float

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A yellow and brown International Ha...
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Truck Towing Cave-Like Float in Parade

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Thanksgiving Day Parade, either Macy's Parade in Manhattan, New York, or Gimbels' Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A tan and white International Harve...

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