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| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Two men sheering sheep on a stage surrounded by a crowd of fair-goers, possibly in a competition at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a number of young boys, and one girl, each crouched next to a sheep, displaying it to the crowd gathered around a pen at the Wisconsin Cen... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Two men, competitors in a state card-playing (skat) tournament. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Louise Carter of Milwaukee, 17-years-old, the winner of a popularity contest at a dance held by the Katty Club (Knowledge and Truth Through Youth) at the M... |
| Date: | 06 05 1958 |
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| Description: | Miss Carmen Shields, 23, Milwaukee entry in the 1958 “Miss Wisconsin” contest, crowned at Pabst Blue Ribbon hall. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Richard Allen of the Whitefish Bay Recreation Club swimming in a state Amateur Athletic Union competition. |
| Date: | 03 12 1914 |
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| Description: | The Ad Wolgast-Willie Ritchie boxing match in the Milwaukee Auditorium. There were 8,000 people in attendance. Most of the audience members have turned to ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Sketch of an "Alice in Dairyland" costume for the 10-foot mechanical mannequin of Alice to be displayed at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. A contest w... |
| Date: | 2013 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of an illustration called "Time and Place" by Jason Van Roo. Caption reads: "Greendale, Wisconsin 1938-2013 Diamond Celebration, Wis." Text... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Two women and a man are standing together with a caption that identifies them as "Vel Phillip[s], Bernard Toliver, and Mrs. Moore — 1st prize, Lawn and Gar... |
| Date: | 05 16 1958 |
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| Description: | A young woman is smiling and holding up a certificate. Caption reads: "The top salesmen in the Junior Achievement sales contest showed her certificate prou... |
| Date: | 12 01 1968 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 03 13 1955 |
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| Description: | A woman is sitting and smiling, and wearing a crown. She is holding an opened package, and next to her is a bag advertising Coca-Cola. Caption reads: "'... |
| Date: | 11 24 1954 |
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| Description: | Two young women are holding up four sketches of dresses. Caption reads: "Modest formal dresses were sketched in a contest for pupils of Milwaukee Ca... |
| Date: | 07 10 1989 |
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| Description: | A man carrying a model airplane, possibly an F2G Corsair, and a remote control transmitter. His shirt reads: "DAVE" and has a patch depicting an airplane. ... |
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