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Rural School Health Parade and Festival

Date: 05 1928
Description: School children and teachers from Lemont township marching in a rural school festival parade. The children are dressed in white cloaks and hats bearing a m...
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First Honors — Fall Festival

Date: 1927
Description: Sons of Norway group in traditional Norwegian costume standing on a replica of a viking ship as part of the Fall Festival. A large American flag flies from...
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Crowning East Side Merchandise Queen

Date: 07 30 1950
Description: Mildred Rand is crowned "East Side Merchandise Queen" by City Councilman Herbert C. Schenk at the annual festival of the East Side Business Men's Associati...
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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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Kraut Eating Contest

Date: 08 08 1984
Description: The winner of the sauerkraut eating contest, Don Bauer, standing triumphantly before his clean plate. A U.S. flag and a sign for the 34th Kraut Festival ad...
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St. Andrews Episcopal Church Women's Auxiliary Carnival

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: Members of the St. Andrews Episcopal Church Women's Auxiliary plan a "Candy Cane Carnival." Left to right are: Mrs. Frank S. (Virginia) Moulton, Mrs. John ...
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St. Bernards's Catholic Church Bazaar Committee

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: (Left to right) Mrs. Frank (Clara) Zeier, Mrs. J.W. (Lucille) Noltner, Mrs. Wilfred J. (Blanche) Schlimgen, and Mrs. Joseph (Edith) Hoffman plan the annual...
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Dairy Days

Date: 06 1990
Description: Congressman David R. Obey from Wausau and State Senator David Helbach from Stevens Point serving scrambled eggs at Marshfield Dairy Days.
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Summerfest

Date: 1982
Description: Bird's-eye view of the Summerfest grounds. The Miller Jazz Oasis and Miller Cafe are in the foreground, and the TV 6 Comedy Cabaret and the Main Stage are ...
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Mayor Opens ESBMA Festival

Date: 07 01 1958
Description: Madison Mayor Ivan Nestingen, second from right, poses with scissors while opening the 36th Annual East Side Business Men's Festival, held at Voit Field. S...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, showing steel work of North Wing under construction. Crowds of people are gathered on the lawn for t...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 727-734

Date: 
Description: That time of year.

Let's go watch the big wheels

The Saint, the King of Breakup with his Fool, parade the tarot Jack of Dice,
their drumme...
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Hustler Harvest Festival

Date: 1915
Description: View down unpaved street towards a large crowd of men, women and children gathered around the stalls of the Hustler Harvest Festival. The festival is set u...
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Military Band at the Hustler Harvest Festival

Date: 1915
Description: An African American military band poses for the camera during the Hustler Harvest Festival. They are sitting in an open sided structure with a canvas roof ...
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Greased Pig Chase at the Hustler Harvest Festival

Date: 1922
Description: View down unpaved Main Street of a group of men racing after a pig during the Hustler Harvest Festival. On the right is the Nash Service Station and the M....
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Annual Lincoln Day Dinner

Date: 02 12 1956
Description: Visiting at the annual Lincoln Day dinner at the Dane County Fairgrounds are, left to right: A.J. (Duff) Feifarek, chairman of the Dane County GOP; Ed Tyre...
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Bill Casper with Herb Kohl

Date: 1998
Description: Bill Casper (right) and his wife, Kathy (left), standing with U.S. Senator Herb Kohl in his Capitol office. The Caspers visited Kohl as part of the 1998 Sm...
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Rock Festival

Date: 06 30 1970
Description: Elevated view of a man standing wearing a vest, furry hat and headband, American Flag cape and holding a tin of sardines in front of a crowd sitting at a r...
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La Fête de Marquette

Date: 07 11 2015
Description: View from audience towards a stage at the festival. The crowd in the foreground is sitting on folding chairs, and more of the crowd is standing in front of...
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Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys

Date: 07 11 2015
Description: View from audience towards a band playing on a stage. The men are playing an accordion, guitar, and drums. The man on the accordion is Jeffery Broussard. B...

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