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| Description: | State Fair barker announcing side show attractions to a crowd of children, featuring "Midget City, the World's Tiniest Entertainers" and "Baby Thelma, 619 ... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | International A-5 beer truck in front of "Streets of Paris" ocean-liner attraction at the "A Century of Progress" Worlds Fair. The truck was owned by Chas ... |
| Date: | 09 17 1937 |
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| Description: | Park Insulating Co. display, East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival, Fuller & Johnson Building, 1402 E. Washington Avenue. "Eagle Insulation Ma... |
| Date: | 08 27 1933 |
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| Description: | Fauerbach and Blatz beer signs at the concession stand at the Dane County fair. The signs read: "Fauerback Beer Served Here Exclusively!" and Blatz Brewing... |
| Date: | 09 12 1928 |
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| Description: | Smith Knox Floral Co. booth at East Side Business Men's Association's (ESBMA) Fall Festival at Sugar Beet factory on Sugar Avenue displaying floral display... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Advertisements and displays for the International Harvester Mogul 8-16 tractor announcing its plowing demonstration inside the "fair grounds". A man is sit... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A small crowd outside a large tent that adverstises "Reaper Motion Pictures." The tent is likely part of an International Harvester exhibit at a fair or ag... |
| Date: | 12 28 1927 |
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| Description: | A miniaturized model of a farm set against a backdrop of advertising posters for International Harvester equipment. The model was on display at the Iowa St... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Several people get off a school bus used to transport fairgoers from downtown Des Moines to the Iowa State Fair. The sign on the side of the bus reads: 'Fi... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | A couple looks at the McCormick-Deering display of cream separators and milking machines at the Iowa State Fair. The display text reads: "Newest Star in th... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a group of Nebraska State fairgoers gathered in the International Harvester tent to watch a film. Advertising pennants hang from the tent'... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | An audience at the Nebraska State Fair sits in the International Harvester tent to watch a motion picture. Banners advertising IH farm equipment and repair... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | People browse through an International Harvester display tent, possibly at the Tennessee Valley Fair. The tent features displays of International Harvester... |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of a sign which is advertising "All Kinds of Bargains at the Fair" and is surrounded by drawings of men and women. A painted backdrop can... |
| 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 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A man with a gunny sack swung over his shoulder is dressed as a hillbilly with a wig and a fake beard. Next to him stands a man dressed as a preacher, and ... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A man orders a beer from the outdoor bar at a Civil Defense Rally. The banners on the booth read "Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer On Draft" and "Greendale Civilian ... |
| 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.... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A man stands behind a booth in a tent at the Indiana State Fair. The booth is outfitted with a microphone and telephone. A poster on the front of the 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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