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Mr. Olson with Brown Swiss Bull

Date: 08 25 1931
Description: Mr. Olson is standing outdoors with a Brown Swiss bull at the Dane County fair. Automobiles and wagons are parked along a wooden building in the background...
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George. Drumasky with Champion Brown Swiss Bull

Date: 08 25 1931
Description: George Drumasky with champion Brown Swiss bull at the Dane County fair.
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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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Walworth County Fair

Date: 1945
Description: Young people on the fairgrounds stand in front of a tent with calves competing at the fair. Richard Quinney stands on the far right.
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4-H Members Showing Bovines

Date: 1935
Description: Two young men who are 4-H members are each standing and holding a rope lead next to a young bovine, possibly at the Iron County Fair.
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4-H Boys with Bovines

Date: 1935
Description: Three young men wearing hats, all 4-H members, stand with their bovines, steer which have short horns, at the Iron County Fair.
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Bull at Iron County Fair

Date: 1935
Description: View of a bull at the Iron County Fair. The photographers shadow can be seen on the bull. Two men and two other cattle are visible on the right.
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4-H Members Showing Four Bovines

Date: 1930
Description: Four boys who are 4-H members are wearing hats and showing their calves, probably at the Sawyer County Fair.
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Sawyer County Fair Showing Bovines

Date: 1930
Description: Three boys each showing a bovine at the Sawyer County Fair. The boys are all wearing hats that say "Sawyer County 4-H Clubs."
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Dane County Junior Fair and Horse Show

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Description: A group of teenagers lounge about on bales of hay in a barn at the Dane County Junior Fair and Horse Show. Cows are resting nearby on the right.
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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...
Map or Atlas

Seven Pig Fairs of Manitowoc County

Date: 1947
Description: A map of Manitowoc County that shows the location and dates of seven pig fairs in the county; it also lists monthly pig and cattle sales in the surrounding...
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Prize Winning Calf

Date: 1932
Description: William Wehring, a student at the Sharon School, poses with his Holstein calf. There is a large canvas tent in the background and a railroad car is behind ...
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Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1952
Description: Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with a state fair ribbon superimposed on a silhouette of the state, and two vignettes of agricultural and industri...
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Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Exposition

Date: 10 20 1964
Description: Danny Geffert, age 12, from Reedsburg, is helping his brother, David, in showing the champion Hereford pair of beef calves at the Southern Wisconsin Junior...
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Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Exposition

Date: 10 20 1964
Description: Mary Graber, age 12, from Livingston, with her Angus beef steer that won the grand champion honor at the Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Exposition at ...
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Stoughton Fair

Date: 07 08 1965
Description: A young man is standing with his cow outdoors.
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Dairying — Boys Stock Judging

Date: 1915
Description: Langlade County Fair, Wisconsin. By means of these contests the interest of the boys in better stock is intensified. A pure bred registered bull calf was g...
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Richard Quinney Posing with Heifer

Date: 1943
Description: A summer of preparing heifer for showing at the Walworth County Fair. Taken by Richard Quinney's mother (Alice Quinney) at the farm, 1943.
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Children Walk Their Cows at the Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 17 1958
Description: Slightly elevated view of children parading their cows at the Dane County Junior Fair. Judy Hurlbut (15), Route 2, Verona, won the grand championship steer...

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