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Water Tower and Carnival

Date: 06 22 1978
Description: View of carnival with a water tower in the background. There are trailers, and a carousel is on the left. Carts selling food like popcorn and sausage are p...
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Gardner Bakery Company Booth at the Wisconsin Centennial Industrial Exposition

Date: 07 1936
Description: The Gardner Bakery Company booth at the Wisconsin Centennial Industrial Exposition held in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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Performing Horses

Date: 1924
Description: Three performing horses stand on platforms in a ring as their trainer gestures proudly in the foreground. Behind the ring are banners decorated with horses...
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Egg Day Parade

Date: 10 15 1935
Description: Men and women pose in a household scene constructed on an International C-line truck for use in a parade on Egg Day at the Western Washington Fair. The par...
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Egg Day Parade

Date: 10 15 1935
Description: Women ride on a parade float on the bed of an International C-line truck during Egg Day at the Western Washington Fair. Two men are riding inside the cab o...
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Wisconsin Pavilion Attractions

Date: 1964
Description: Sign outside the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair advertising a steak house, a beer garden, and the world's largest cheese. A portion of the pav...
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Scouts at Wisconsin Pavilion

Date: 07 09 1965
Description: A group of scouts enjoy a snack at picnic tables outside the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair. Each scout has a glass of milk and a young woman ...
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Warren Knowles Cuts the Cheese

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Description: Governor Warren Knowles helps to slice a wedge of cheese. Left to right: an unidentified Colonel; Dorothy Guidry Knowles; State Senator Gerald Lorge; Miss ...
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Young Boy Enjoys the Zor Shrine Circus While Eating Cotton Candy

Date: 02 25 1965
Description: A young boy enjoying the Zor Temple-William Kay Shrine circus at the Dane County fairgrounds arena while eating cotton candy.

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