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Multitude of Motorcyles

Date: 1949
Description: Hundreds of motorcycles are parked side by side in rows in a Wisconsin State Fair parking lot. The grandstand and spectators appear in the background of t...
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Wisconsin State Fair Parking

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Description: Panorama view of a parking lot filled with cars at the state fair.
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Fairgrounds Harness Race

Date: 07 14 1944
Description: One horse and racer on the track in front of the judges stand during a harness race at a fairgrounds. Signs visible promote county fairs in Darlington and ...
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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Fairgrounds

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Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, including the grandstands, racetrack, and parking lot.
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Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 26 1952
Description: Olson youth with his calf at the Dane County Junior Fair.
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Dogs by Pickup Truck

Date: 1990
Description: Six dogs are tied up near a parked pickup truck at Folk Fest.
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Boy and His Dog

Date: 1990
Description: A boy playing with his dog at Folk Fest.
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Mule Ride

Date: 1990
Description: A man riding a mule at Folk Fest.
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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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County Fair Ferris Wheel

Date: 1930
Description: The set up or take down of a Northern Wisconsin County Fair, showing men working on a Ferris wheel and large tents. There is a truck in the foreground and ...
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Large Crowd at Fair Grounds

Date: 1938
Description: A large crowd of men, women, and children sit in the bleachers or stand along the edge of what appears to be the racetrack at the fair grounds. Behind the ...
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Four Thousand Automobiles in 1914, The Great Fair

Date: 09 1914
Description: Elevated view of a small sample of "4000 cars" parked at the Great Fair. Caption reads: "Four Thousand Automobiles in 1914, The Great Fair, Elkhorn, Sept. ...
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Students for a Democratic Society Booth — Marquette University

Date: 10 22 1966
Description: A young man and woman are seated at a booth and speaking to one or more people who have their backs to the camera. Behind them is a sign that reads: "le bo...

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