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| Description: | St. Paul Ice Carnival labyrinth. There are spectators on the bridge overlooking the ice labyrinth. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest. |
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| Description: | A clown in the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus standing outside a tent near a wagon, with his left hand holding onto a tent rope. He is wearing a beret-style hat,... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Ringling Brothers circus wagons, horses, and tents, with the Chicago skyline in the background. |
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| Description: | A long string of circus elephants parades single file down a metropolitan street lined on both sides by huge crowds of people. |
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| Description: | Dode Fisk, the operator of a dog and pony show and circus, drives a wire-wheeled show buggy pulled by the horse "Bobby". They are photographed next to a ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Two men sit in a two-wheeled buggy hooked up to zebras, next to a fence near the Ring Barn on the left (which is still standing), with several male spectat... |
| Date: | 12 15 1913 |
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| Description: | A horse-drawn wagon, filled with University of Wisconsin students dressed as clowns, proceeds along a Madison street as part of a parade. Spectators line ... |
| Date: | 06 26 1909 |
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| Description: | Two men paddle barrels with their hands and feet while a third tips over on Pewaukee Lake at the Waukesha Beach recreation area. Other people watch both f... |
| Date: | 08 04 1948 |
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| Description: | Clown on a motorscooter with a man in a suit at the Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show at Breese Stevens Field. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Walworth County Fair. A large crowd gathers around a carousel. |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| Description: | Syl and other children watch a dog perform with a barrel on a wooden sidewalk near a small building. Railroad tracks cross behind them, and power lines str... |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| Description: | A group of children watching a performing dog jump towards aunt Helen. Railroad tracks, power lines and horse-drawn carriages are visible in he background. |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| Description: | A group of people, Syl among them, watch a man with a performing dog in a wicker suitcase. Railroad tracks and power lines are in the background. |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| Description: | Syl, with a large group of children and adults, watches a trained dog perform. A man wearing a hat in the right foreground appears to be the trainer. Railr... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | A performing dog jumping through a hoop held by a man while a small group of children and adults watch. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | A young girl and another child riding a camel led by a Zor Shriner at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). In the background the Zor Booster Band is in a... |
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| Description: | Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T... |
| Date: | 1990 |
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| Description: | Young contestants are at their marks for a miniature tractor race. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of four men and their horses harness racing down a road, with crowds of spectators on the sides, during a county fair in southwestern Wiscons... |
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