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International Harvester Parade of Progress Fast Hitch Square Dance

Date: 1953
Description: Men in cowboy hats driving International Harvester tractors through an exhibition tent as part of the "Parade of Progress" at the Indiana State Fair as par...
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"Girlesk Revue" Stage at Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: Elevated view of an audience gathering around the "Girlesk Revue" stage at the Iowa State Fair. The signs in the background read: "Roller Skaters; Bicycle ...
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Iowa's First Television Show at Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A crowd gathers to watch "Iowa's First Television Show" at the Iowa State Fair International Harvester headquarters. The sign hanging above the audience re...
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Nebraska State Fair Tent

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of a group of Nebraska State fairgoers gathered in the International Harvester tent to watch a film. Advertising pennants hang from the tent'...
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U.S. Coast Guard Band

Date: 1943
Description: The United States Coast Guard band plays a concert for a War Bond Drive with Rudy Vallee as its conductor. The original caption reads: "U.S.C.G. (Int'l K-6...
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Fowler McCormick Speaking at Milwaukee Works

Date: 09 14 1942
Description: Fowler McCormick, president of the International Harvester Company, stands at a podium to address the audience at the Milwaukee Works "E" award ceremony. T...
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Ventriloquism Act

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Description: Ben Bergor, Madison magician, ventriloquist, and entertainment agent, performing with Jerry O'Reilly at a farm show. With Bergor is his wife Alva who often...
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Master of Ceremonies

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Description: During his career as an entertainer and magician, Ben Bergor of Madison also booked the acts and served as master of ceremonies for many sports shows aroun...
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Salvation Army Harvest Festival

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Description: Interior view, over the heads of an audience sitting in the foreground, of a room filled with vegetable produce. A man, and a woman holding a puppy, are st...
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Scouts in Action

Date: 1977
Description: View from audience looking towards a man wearing a cowboy hat. He is standing at a podium in a parking lot. The sign on the podium reads: "Scouts in Action...
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Farmall M at Cheyenne Frontier Days

Date: 1947
Description: View across ring towards a Farmall M pulling a peg-tooth harrow at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. Two men are riding on horseback near the tractor. Peop...
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Eddie Cantor on Stage at Centurama Evening Performance

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: Eddie Cantor standing on stage wearing blackface. He is holding on to a microphone, and is facing towards the left. In the background audience members are ...
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Eddie Cantor

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: Eddie Cantor, in blackface, on stage at Centurama Evening Performance. In the background men and women are sitting at a long table in front of a large ima...
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, giving a speech at Madison's United Givers' Fund banquet during the Madison stop on her tour of the country.

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