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Horse Race at Camp Randall Fairgrounds

Date: 09 10 1879
Description: Crowd at the Camp Randall fairgrounds watching a horse race, part of that year's Wisconsin State Fair. Carriages and people are near buildings on the left,...
Photograph

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.
Print

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...
Photograph

Crowds at the Fair

Date: 09 01 1921
Description: Crowds of individuals at the fair, presumable the Wisconsin State Fair.
Photograph

Large Crowd at the Fair

Date: 09 01 1920
Description: Crowds of individuals at the fair, presumably the Wisconsin State Fair.
Photograph

State Fair

Date: 09 01 1921
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Fair looking west from the top of the grandstand. Amusement rides and pavilions visible with individuals walking.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Crowds at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of crowds at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Manuscript

Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead

Date: 1942
Description: Letterhead for the Wisconsin State Fair, with vignettes of crowds around the fair gateway, an exhibition hall, and a scene of horse-drawn cart racing.

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