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Buggy Race at Jackson County Fairgrounds

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Description: Outdoor view across track towards horses and racing buggies turning a curve in front of a large grandstand. Probably at the Jackson County fairgrounds.
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Track at Jackson Conty Fairgrounds

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Description: Outdoor view across tracks towards a man on a horse turning curve in a track in front of a large grandstand. Probably at the Jackson County fairgrounds.
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Bicycle Race at Jackson County Fairgrounds

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Description: Outdoor view across track of men on bicycles turning a track in front of a large grandstand. Probably at the Jackson County fair grounds.
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Bicycle Race at Jackson County Fairgrounds

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Description: Outdoor view across racing track of men racing on bicycles in front of a viewing stand. Probably at the Jackson County fairgrounds.
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Crowd at Jackson County Fair Grandstand

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Description: Outdoor view of people walking in front of a wooden grandstand. Probably at the Jackson County fairgrounds.
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Track and Grandstand at the Jackson County Fairgrounds

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Description: Outdoor view across grass towards a wooden structure and debris on the track between a wooden grandstand and viewing tower. Probably the Jackson County fai...
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Buggy at the Fairgrounds

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Description: View towards a man posing sitting in a racing buggy pulled by a single horse in front of a wooden grandstand. Identified as the Jackson County fairgrounds.
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Mendota Shoreline with University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1896
Description: View from sloped lawn of the Lake Mendota shoreline, with the Olin boathouse in the foreground, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse on the ri...
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Scene at Eagle, Wis.

Date: 1945
Description: Crossroads with Hwy 67 straight ahead; the road on the left goes toward Rte. 59 and Oconomowoc. The right turn goes towards Mukwonago. Power lines are over...
Postcard

Entrance to Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized image of entrance to Irvine Park showing concrete paved road and driveway, trees, flowers and electric light fixtures. On the left side is an ope...
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George Washington's Mount Vernon Gardens

Date: 1950
Description: View of the lower gardens at George Washington's Mount Vernon. Two gardeners are tending to the flowers along the path that leads to an outdoor pavilion.
Postcard

Minnehaha Springs

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline towards a two people in a boat at Minnehaha Springs. In the background is a pavilion among the trees, and a small wooden pier at the sh...
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Posing Next to a Well

Date: 1950
Description: Three women and man posing next to a water well under a pavilion in a park. The women pose while the man pretends to drink from a bucket.
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Emma Schoelkopf with a Camera

Date: 1907
Description: Emma Schoelkopf smiling and posing in a park with a camera in her hands. She is wearing a hat and a light-colored dress. In the background is a pavilion un...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: View across well-manicured lawn towards a man using a horse-drawn mower. The horse is wearing a fly-net. Across a drive is a domed pavilion. A man is sitti...
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Harnessed Horses at the Fair

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Description: Scene of the local fair, with men with horses wearing racing harnesses. A grandstand and other buildings are in the background.
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Blackhawk Summer Homes

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: View from the water (probably Lake Mendota) of summer cottages at Blackhawk. There is a pavilion at the shoreline. There are two people canoeing near the s...
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The Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: View from water over boats towards the four-story wood frame Second Empire style Whiting House Hotel standing on the lake shore at Lake Geneva. Several set...
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A Quiet Summer Day in Orton Park

Date: 1982
Description: Two people sit at a table in a gazebo in Orton Park. Houses in the neighborhood surrounding the park stand in the background behind the blooming trees.
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People Playing Croquet Next to an Automobile

Date: 1916
Description: A group of a man, two women and two children playing croquet next to an automobile and a gazebo in a park.

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