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Awaiting the Arrival of Charles Lindbergh

Date: 1928
Description: View from stands of crowd gathered for the arrival of Charles Lindbergh and his famed airplane the "Spirit of St. Louis".
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Dane County Fair

Date: 08 23 1930
Description: People in grandstand are overlooking the track from the right. There is a man standing in the center of the track making announcement over a public address...
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Governor at Baseball Game

Date: 09 15 1930
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., (with flower in his lapel), who was campaigning for re-election, took time out for a baseball game at Horlick Athletic Fiel...
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The Sauk County Fair

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of crowds milling around attractions on a sunny day at the Sauk County Fair. Sideshows and concessions are on the left, and an oval dirt raci...
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Two Mayors at the Fair

Date: 1941
Description: Mayor Carl Zeidler of Milwaukee and Mayor Leo J. Promen of Fond du Lac at the Wisconsin State Fair. Zeidler is sipping Coca-Cola from a bottle and Promen i...
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Governor Goodland at the Fair

Date: 1944
Description: Looking every bit his age (82), Governor Walter S. Goodland arrives at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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University of Wisconsin-Michigan Football Game

Date: 11 15 1947
Description: Injured fullback, Earl Maves, (right) and former player, George Paskvan, sitting on the sidelines during the Wisconsin-Michigan football game at Camp Randa...
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Governor Jim Doyle

Date: 06 2003
Description: Governor James "Jim" Doyle throws out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game for the new La Crosse Loggers' franchise, at Copeland Field.
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World Series and "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Date: 10 01 1958
Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees standing on the first and third baselines for the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner...
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Road America Race

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators near the grandstand at the Road America sports car race.
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Lodi Curling Club

Date: 12 01 1951
Description: Group portrait of men at the Reynolds rink of Lodi, taken at the annual Midwest Curling Association bonspiel held in Madison. Pictured are, left to right i...
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Madison Toories Curling Auxilary

Date: 12 03 1951
Description: Esther Onstad releases the "stone" on the curling court. Onstad is a member of the Madison Toories, a women's curling group.
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Madison Toories Curling Auxilary

Date: 12 03 1951
Description: Marion Cottrell, left, and Mildred Solheim, right, holding brooms on the curling rink. The women are "skips" for opposing teams of the Madison Toories, a w...
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Horse Racing at "The Finish"

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Description: Harnessed horses race past the judge's stand while spectators watch from the sidelines at The Finish, a dirt racetrack.
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John Medinger and Jim Doyle

Date: 06 2003
Description: La Crosse Mayor John Medinger and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle at the La Crosse Loggers game.
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Crowd Entering Bull Fighting Ring

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Description: A crowd of men and women in formal attire stands in front of a bullfight stadium. The building features an arched entryway, a balcony, advertisements on th...
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 1951
Description: Elevated view of spectators in the grandstands at Derby Downs watching three racers participate in the All-American Soap Box Derby.
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Car and Buggy Races at the Fair

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Description: View from the inner track of a car and buggy race at a local fair. Crowds sit in the covered grandstand and a band sits at the ready on the sidelines. A Fe...
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Harness Racing at a Wisconsin Fair

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Description: View from the inner track of harness racing at a local fair. The horses and their drivers can be seen racing around a tree-lined curve in the track and pas...
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Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Invitational Bonspiel

Date: 02 19 1954
Description: Dignitaries gathered for the start of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Invitational Bonspiel at the Madison Curling Club. Standing, left ...

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