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| Date: | 03 20 1965 |
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| Description: | Several men engaged in a serious card game at the Milwaukee Municipal Social Center, one of several centers devoted to social and recreational programs for... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | The Wright Flyer of Farnum Fish being pushed into position for a demonstration flight at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. |
| Date: | 08 28 1937 |
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| Description: | Wadhams Oil Company float in the Elks Parade, with a child "driving" a Mobile Oil Flying Red Horse symbol. The float is on E. Doty Street with the Post Off... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Jail, City Hall, and an amusement park. The Jail was later used as a School and Library. Caption reads: "Jail, City Hall & Amusement Park, Grand Rapids, Wi... |
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| Description: | A colorized image of a girls' swimming class at the Brittingham Park bathhouse. Caption reads: "Girls' Swimming Class, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowd outside the entrance to the Grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
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| Description: | 4-H Club band playing near the Police Station at the Wisconsin State Fair. In the background is the Agriculture Department's Milk House. |
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| Description: | Crowd of people in front of the Education Building at the State Fair. Caption reads: "Education Building, Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the grounds of the Wisconsin Conservation Department exhibit at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. |
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| Description: | Interior view of the crowds in the Wisconsin Industry Building and the building's unusual art deco decoration. Few photographs depict African Americans at ... |
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| Description: | Fairgoers walk past the Women's Building at the Wisconsin State Fair. The sign on the front reads: Women's Dept." |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Fair employees use a crane to complete the positioning of the "Forward" statue at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The grandstand can be seen in the ba... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | East door of the Livestock Judging Pavilion at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Poultry Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, showing some poultry on display. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | The Joseph Clauder Marching Band from Milwaukee pose in front of the Wisconsin Building at the St. Louis World's Fair. Clauder's band was one of the most p... |
| Date: | 06 28 1865 |
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| Description: | The Great Fair held at Milwaukee for the benefit of the Wisconsin Soldiers Home. The 130x130 foot building was constructed especially for the ten-day fair.... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the bath house. Caption reads: "Bath House, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 12 12 1971 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the bathhouse at Brittingham Beach on Monona Bay off North Shore Drive. |
| Date: | 05 14 1972 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Marsh Lane. The $4.2 million structure opened in 1968 as a result of a gift rom A. C. Nielson Sr., best know... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of field area with four buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Wausau Fair Grounds, Wausau, Wis." |
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