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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowds strolling through the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. In the background is a Ferris wheel, and a banner encouraging fair goers to "tal... |
| 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: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people walking along Midland Beach and boardwalk. Several buildings stand alongside the boardwalk and a Ferris wheel is in the background. |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | A teenage boy caught looking directly at the photographer while riding an amusement park ride at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition midway in the early ev... |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the Summerfest grounds. The Miller Jazz Oasis and Miller Cafe are in the foreground, and the TV 6 Comedy Cabaret and the Main Stage are ... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of street lined with merchandise stalls, a merry-go-round and a Ferris wheel set up for the Harvest Festival. A large crowd of people is in l... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with vignettes of crowds around the fair gateway, an exhibition hall, and a scene of horse-drawn cart racing. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View across field towards a large canvas tent set up for the Ford and Fordson Exhibit by the Rock County Authorized Dealers. There are a number of Fordson ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View of Wonderland." This amusement park had many names over 34 years, and was called Wonderland from 1905 to 1909. It was... |
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