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Fairgrounds at Milwaukee

Date: 1859
Description: Elevated view of the fairgrounds in Milwaukee, the year when Abraham Lincoln spoke. The fairgrounds were located at the Brockway Grounds near Twelfth and S...
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Horse Pulling Contest

Date: 1936
Description: Horse pulling contest at an unidentified Wisconsin county fair. At the time, farmers were making the transition from horse-drawn equipment to tractors and ...
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Group in Surrey

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Description: Three women and a man in a Spaulding surrey and two horse teams. Possibly the Spaulding family, and taken at the racetrack at the Jackson County Fairground...
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Barron County Fair Grounds

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Description: Crowd at fairground, with people watching from horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground, more spectators in the grandstands with umbrellas in the background.
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Family and Wagon at Fair Grounds

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Description: Woman and child posed sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse wearing a fly-net. A man is standing in front of them. The grandstand at the Jackson Coun...
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Walworth County Fair

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of the Walworth County Fair. A large crowd gathers around a carousel.
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Livestock Judging at Union High School Agricultural Fair

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Elevated view of crowd around horses during livestock judging. In the background are fields, a road, power lines, and in the far distance along the horizon...
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Crowd around Viewing Platform

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Description: Large crowd of people around a viewing platform at what appears to be a horse race or possibly a sporting event.
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Chautauqua Week

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Description: Elevated view of a parade on a main city street during Chautauqua Week. Caption reads: "Chautauqua Week, Somerset, PA."
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University of Missouri Farmer's Fair

Date: 04 24 1914
Description: Composite of views from the University of Missouri Farmer's Fair.
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State Fair Grounds, Oklahoma

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Description: View of the State Fair Grounds featuring a race track and a crowd seated in the grandstands.
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Cuyahoga County Fair Trotting Races

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Description: Horses pull wagons on a stretch of racetrack at the Cuyahoga County Fair while spectators gather around the track beside parked automobiles.
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Harness Racing

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Description: Elevated view of four men and their horses harness racing down a road, with crowds of spectators on the sides, during a county fair in southwestern Wiscons...
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Car and Buggy Races at the Fair

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Description: View from the inner track of a car and buggy race at a local fair. Crowds sit in the covered grandstand and a band sits at the ready on the sidelines. A Fe...
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Stallion at Jackson County Fairgrounds

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Description: Man displaying a stallion near a wooden fence and in front of several buggies and a boy standing on the left, probably at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. I...
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Scene at Country Fair

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Description: Elevated view of the scene at the country fair. In the foreground a crowd is gathered near a pavilion near the racetrack. In the background on the right is...
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Jackson County Fair Scene

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Description: Man displaying a horse, probably at the Jackson County Fairground, which is in the background, with a line of horses and buggies and a grandstand. A group ...
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Man Displaying a Horse

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Description: Man standing and displaying a horse outdoors. There are other men and children behind him on the left, and on the right is another horse. Perhaps a fairgro...
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Harnessed Horses at the Fair

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Description: Scene of the local fair, with men with horses wearing racing harnesses. A grandstand and other buildings are in the background.
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Outagamie County Fair

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Seymour Fair 1907." Elevated view of fairgoers at the grounds with horses, buggies and automobiles. An exhibit building is on the lef...

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