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Ice Cream Stand at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
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...
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Crowd at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Slightly elevated view of crowd gathered at a Civilian Defense Rally. Booths are in the background, including a game booth where you can "Deflate The Axis,...
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Grand Prize Automobile Race

Date: 10 1912
Description: Slightly elevated view of drivers making last minute adjustments to their automobiles at the start of the Milwaukee Grand Prize race (later called the Amer...
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Stock Fair

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the monthly Stock Fair. The roof of a building is in the left foreground. Horse-drawn wagons line the street, and there is a large buildin...
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Banner Event

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: A woman overlooks the Labor-at-the-Lakefront festival next to a banner that reads "Buy Union," "Buy Made in USA," and "Keep the Heart of America Beating."
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Bullheaded Bovine

Date: 08 13 1970
Description: A boy tries to convince a Hereford to walk down a ramp at the fairgrounds.
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Alice in Dairyland, Mary Ellen Jenks

Date: 08 26 1953
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Mary Ellen Jenks, stands with a cow on a float representing the Golden Guernsey Dairy Co-op in the Dairy Parade at the Wisconsin State ...
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Soggy but Fun

Date: 08 03 1981
Description: Despite rain and fog, people turned out to enjoy a street festival sponsored by the Guadalupe Center at 239 W. Washington Street in Milwaukee. There were e...
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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 1970
Description: Senator William Proxmire shakes hands with constituents at the Wisconsin State Fair while eating an ear of corn.
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Souvenir Booth

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Description: A woman staffing a souvenir booth at a fair. Souvenirs being sold include pinwheels and flags. The booth has "NOVELTIES" and "SOUV" painted on its sides. ...
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Girl on Stage with Microphone

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A smiling young girl stands on a raised platform in front of a microphone being used for the Civilian Defense Rally. A record player and other electronic d...
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Man with Microphone at Civil Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
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 ...
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Clown Entertaining Three Women

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A clown entertains three women at a Civilian Defense Rally, two of whom are wearing bonnets and matching dresses. Booths behind the women read "Variety Sto...
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Man with Two Women Wearing Bonnets

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A man smoking a cigar and wearing a hat stands between two women wearing bonnets and matching dresses with signs around their necks that read "My Heart Bee...
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Man in Military Uniform at Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A uniformed member of the US armed forces leans against the rail of a raised platform at a Civilian Defense Rally. The man is wearing a hat and has two bar...
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Man Juggling Tin Cans

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A man smoking a cigarette and wearing a hat is juggling tin cans in front of the "Prize Cakes and Coffee" booth at a Civilian Defense Rally.
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Three Men Wearing Ties

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Three men standing next to each other wearing ties on a raised platform at a Civilian Defense Rally. They each have a ribbon on their ties that says: "Comm...
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Two Women under Tent

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Two women wearing dresses working one of the booths at a Civilian Defense Rally. A table is visible in the background with food on it.
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Little Girl

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A little girl at a Civilian Defense Rally.
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Woman in Red Cross Uniform

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A woman wearing a red cross uniform at a Civilian Defense Rally. Her hat has the red cross logo and she is wearing a red cross lapel pin. The village hall ...

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