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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 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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Men Holding Mugs of Beer

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A group of men standing next to an outdoor bar raise mugs of beer at a Civilian Defense Rally. There is a tent and dwellings in the background.
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Crowds Gathered at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Elevated view from the announcer's booth of crowd of people at a Civilian Defense Rally. The ice cream stand and the "country store" are visible in the bac...
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Children Riding Ponies

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Children riding ponies in a roped-off area in a park at a Civilian Defense Rally.
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Men and Women Cooking Hot Dogs

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Women and men preparing hot dogs in crock pots at a booth at the Civilian Defense Rally.
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Sauk County Fair

Date: 1906
Description: A double exposure of a landscape featuring a very large tree and farm houses superimposed on an image of buildings and crowds at the Sauk County Fairground...
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Playground at the State Fair

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Description: Children playing on the playground at the State Fair. The children form lines to climb up the two tall ladders to slide down a pole. Several children are n...
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Agricultural Fair at Union High School

Date: 1913
Description: Fair goers gather in front of Union High School.
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Crowd around Viewing Platform

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Description: Large crowd of people around a viewing platform at what appears to be a horse race or possibly a sporting event.
Painting

The County Fair

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Description: Painting of a county fair, depicting a grandstand, harnass racing, a ferris wheel and merry-go-round typical of the event. The fair gave farmers an opportu...
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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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Boys Participating in High Jump

Date: 06 13 1916
Description: Boys participating in high jump. Original caption reads: "Boys from the various schools of Cook county doing the running high jump at the school festival h...
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Columbian Exposition Sculpture

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Description: View of the sculpture for the Columbian Exposition, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America. A male and a female are ...
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Cook County School Festival

Date: 06 1916
Description: A group of children and adults, some holding American flags and Cook County banners, standing in a field to watch events at the Cook County School Festival...
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Lyme (?) Grange Fair

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Description: View of Lyme (?) Grange Fair, featuring cattle being shown in a field, a wagon, several people, and a fence.
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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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University of Missouri Farmer's Fair

Date: 04 24 1914
Description: Composite of views from the University of Missouri Farmer's Fair.
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Autos at Fairgrounds

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Description: Automobiles park beside several buildings on the fairgrounds. A crowd of people gathers in the background near a grandstand.

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