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| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A scene from the Greendale Civilian Defense Rally. Mothers and children sit at a picnic table outside of the "Bendfelt House of Fine Ice Cream" stand opera... |
| Date: | 07 10 1985 |
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| Description: | People, including a very eager little girl, stand around a concession stand to buy popcorn, peanuts, cotton candy, snow-cones, and other snacks at the 50th... |
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| Description: | Community Fair of the Bashaw Valley Farmers Club. E.L. Lutcher, head of the farmers institutes program of the agricultural extension, described the area a... |
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| Description: | Members of Pierce County's 4-H calf clubs on parade at a fair. |
| Date: | 08 1934 |
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| Description: | Building at the Tri-State Fair, outside of which a white pine tree dying from white pine blister rust is displayed. |
| Date: | 08 22 1929 |
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| Description: | A crowd of spectators gathers around a Farmall Regular tractor on display at the Tri-State Fair. |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | People strolling on the midway and stopping to observe the booths and displays. In the background is a large building with flags. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | A cyanotype view of Cairo Street on the midway of the World's Columbian Exposition. An Egyptian with a large drum rides a camel as men and boys watch. The ... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat and eyeglasses on a raised platform sits holding a microphone. There is a girl standing behind him, and children and adults are around ... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | The Dogpathers booth, surrounded by a crowd of children. Text on the banners and other signs read: "Kickapoo Juice Penny Pitch" "Greendale Dogpathers Cause... |
| Date: | 08 19 1942 |
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| Description: | A crowd of people mills around the Civilian Defense Rally ticket booth, which has an announcer situated on the roof. He is speaking into a microphone, addr... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people crowding around booths at a Civilian Defense Rally, "Poker Dart, Holy Name Society," "Meat mart, American Legion," "[obscured]Jap! ... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | Cub Scouts throw baseballs at a large caricature of a Japanese soldier during a Civilian Defense Rally. A man is sitting in a dunk tank on the left in a bo... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A man wearing eyeglasses and sitting at a booth sells tickets related to a Civilian Defense Rally. Children and adults are at booths in the background, inc... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat and tie holds tickets he just purchased for use at a Civilian Defense Rally. A child stands to his right leaning on the ticket counter.... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowd of people outside of the grandstands at the Wisconsin State Fair grounds. |
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| Description: | A group of adults and children are gathered in front of carnival banners. Probably depicting "Gay Paree" at the State Fair. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A crowd of people gathers in the McCormick-Deering dairy equipment display tent at the Indiana State Fair. The sign hanging from the ceiling reads: "McCorm... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Bunn the Baker, in chef's hat and apron and holding a rolling pin, stands beside a wood burning cook stove set up outdoors. A sign above the stove advertis... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey chats with a constituent manning the dairy bar as part of a campaign shoot. |
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