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Vegetable Display, Milwaukee County 4-H Fair

Date: 07 24 1983
Description: Tammy Meiller, 16, of the Blue Eagles 4-H Club, looks over a display of vegetables in the Milwaukee County 4-H Fair at the Mayfair Mall Shopping Center.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Showing Off the Corn

Date: 1908
Description: Photomontage of a man, wearing a bow tie and straw boater hat, sitting on top of a giant ear of corn. A crowd of onlookers gather around the man, suggestin...
Print

Hammer Blow Tool Catalog

Date: 1933
Description: Catalog cover of the Hammer Blow Tool Company of Wausau, Wisconsin, probably meant to accompany the company's display at the Chicago Century of Progress. T...
Photograph

Panorama of Chippewa Indians at Odanah Fair

Date: 1912
Description: Panoramic image of Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians at a fair in northern Wisconsin. Caption under the image reads, "Souvenier [sic] of Odanah, Fair 1913."...
Photograph

Panoramic View of Racetrack

Date: 09 09 1911
Description: Panoramic view of auto race start at the Minnesota State Fair. Text affixed to the back of the bleachers reads, "Battle in the Clouds, Tonight at 7:30." S...
Photograph

Fair Display for the Mogul 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1916
Description: Advertisements and displays for the International Harvester Mogul 8-16 tractor announcing its plowing demonstration inside the "fair grounds". A man is sit...
Photograph

Panama-Pacific Exposition Grounds

Date: 10 20 1914
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Grounds. Numbers across bottom of image refer to a key affixed to the image. Central building s...
Photograph

Tents at the Fair

Date: 09 01 1921
Description: Numerous tents with farm machinery and technology with the colosseum in the background, presumably the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Crowds at the Fair

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

Date: 09 01 1920
Description: Crowds of individuals at the fair, presumably the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Reaper Exhibit and Film Tent

Date: 1910
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...
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

Engine Powered Ferris Wheel

Date: 12 09 1924
Description: A McCormick-Deering stationary engine powers a Ferris wheel at a fair. A sign advertising: "Princess Violet, Lilliputian" is in the background.
Photograph

Model of Men Working with Farm Equipment

Date: 1932
Description: A model or diorama depicting farmers with a Farmall tractor, truck, harvester-thresher (combine) and a horse in a field. The display was likely part of Int...
Photograph

Building Model for "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1932
Description: Architectural model of the exterior of International Harvester's exhibit building at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.
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Model of IH "A Century of Progress" Building

Date: 1932
Description: Architectural model of the interior of International Harvester's exhibit building at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.
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"A Century of Progress" International Harvester Building

Date: 1932
Description: Two men stand at the construction site for International Harvester's exhibit building at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.
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"A Century of Progress" Building

Date: 1932
Description: Interior view of the partially completed International Harvester exhibit building for the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.
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Cream Separator Display

Date: 02 10 1933
Description: Model cream separator created for the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.
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IH World's Fair Building

Date: 01 09 1933
Description: Bird's eye view of International Harvester's exhibit building at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago. The shore of Lake Michigan is on the ...

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