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Tree Sitters

Date: 07 26 1930
Description: Ed Sullivan, age 11, 1119 W. Dayton Street, and Gordon Todd, 118 N. Charter Street, sitting in a tree in the 1100 block of W. Dayton Street, pursuing the t...
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Tree Sitter

Date: 07 11 1930
Description: Paul Vilbrandt, age 10, standing by a tree and ladder at the 1200 block of West Dayton Street, hoping to break the tree sitting record of Jimmie Clemons of...
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Retriever Dog Field Trials

Date: 06 17 1945
Description: Onlookers near a pond at the Retriever Dog Field Trials in Vilas Park. James Simpson, Jr., of Chicago, one of the judges, has his hand upraised to signal; ...
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Retriever Dog Field Trials Winner

Date: 06 17 1945
Description: From the newspaper caption: Tony Bonovich's [dog,] "Nigger of Upham" won the Derby retriever trial Sunday [June 17, 1945] in Vilas Park. He is shown here w...
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State Cow Chip Throw

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Description: A man participates in the state cow chip throw. A crowd is gathered behind him.
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Water Barrel Fights

Date: 07 1984
Description: Water barrel fight: two groups with dueling hoses suspend a barrel in air. Children and adults look on with excitment.

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