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Crowd with Dairy Equipment Display at Indiana State Fair

Date: 1935
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...
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F-12 Quick Detachable Equipment Display at Indiana State Fair

Date: 1935
Description: Farm implements mounted on a rotating circular platform near a Farmall F-12 tractor at the Indiana State Fair. The display was likely used to demonstrate "...
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McCormick-Deering Industrial Power Display

Date: 1935
Description: Engines and power units on display beneath a tent at the Indiana State Fair. An electric sign flanked by two evergreen trees reads: McCormick-Deering Indus...
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Oxen at Eastern States Exposition

Date: 1935
Description: A team of oxen pulls a pallet of what appear to be cement blocks on a skid at the Eastern States Exposition, while onlookers gather on either side to watch...
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Farmer-Labor Solidarity in Indiana

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Description: A booth sponsored by the United Packinghouse Workers of America at a fair in Indiana. During the early 1950s UPWA conducted a major outreach effort in the ...
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CIO Fair Booth

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Description: Two men stand in front of a booth sponsored by the Congress of Industrial Organizations at a fair. In addition to displays on farmer-labor solidarity and v...
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Bunn the Baker

Date: 1925
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...
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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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Group Near Tent

Date: 1940
Description: Men in summer clothes stand in small groups outside of a large canvas tent. The men on the right wear badges with ribbons. In the background, a man in Nati...
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Meadows Stone Burr Grain Mill

Date: 1920
Description: A Meadows stone burr grain mill powered by an International Harvester engine grinding wheat into flour at what appears to be an outdoor fair or exhibition....
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Repeal Oleo Tax Banner

Date: 08 21 1940
Description: An airplane is pulling a banner reading: "Heil says repeal oleo tax" over the Wisconsin State Fair on Governor's Day.
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Man Displaying Horse

Date: 1911
Description: Right side view of a horse on display. There is a man on the right holding the bridle. In the background is a large group of people sitting and standing ne...
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Distant View of a Fair

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Description: Distant view of a fair being held in a field. Animals, buildings, fences, a road, trees, and hills surround the field.
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The Bluehill Fair

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Description: People walking around tents at the Bluehill Fair. A road stands to the right and hills are visible in the background.
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Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 26 1952
Description: The Wisconsin Power and Light tent at the Dane County Junior Fair.
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Young Dancers Looking in Tent

Date: 08 08 2008
Description: Two young girls, with hair curls, look into tent at Irishfest.
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Boy and His Dog

Date: 1990
Description: A boy playing with his dog 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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Young Dancers outside Tent

Date: 08 08 2008
Description: Young dancers preparing to take the stage at Irishfest stand outside near a tent.
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Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Exhibit

Date: 1938
Description: The Wisconsin Council of Agriculture exhibit at the 1938 Wisconsin State Fair.

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