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| Date: | 09 1980 |
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| Description: | A competitor in the State Cow Chip Tossing Contest has 30 seconds to choose her cow chip. The cow chips are specially made from cow manure. |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Teenagers studying and playing pool at the Eagle's Nest, a popular teen hangout in downtown Sauk-Prairie. The Eagle's Nest had a juke-box, but the WVLR (Wi... |
| Date: | 08 25 1936 |
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| Description: | The "House of David" traveling baseball team advertisement for an upcoming game. |
| 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: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Philleo Nash, a Democrat, riding on an elephant during the annual Circus Parade. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowds milling around attractions on a sunny day at the Sauk County Fair. Sideshows and concessions are on the left, and an oval dirt raci... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Barn used by the Ringling Brothers to store circus equipment during the winter. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of the Ringling Brothers Circus winter quarters, including the print shop and the wardrobe building. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View of the Ringling Brothers Circus winter quarters from across the Baraboo River, looking due north. The brick building, center, was one of the two "Cat ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The Ringling Brothers circus stored equipment in these buildings during the winter. Two cars are parked outside an auto repair and moving store. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of Water Street, the winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus. The whole street was circus property. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Map showing buildings formerly used as Ringling Brothers Circus winter quarters, along with adjoining buildings. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Lake Delview Hotel, the golf course, and the surrounding countryside. |
| Date: | 02 14 1944 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Spring Green High School basketball team, with two coaches and a manager. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The free tourist campground in Baraboo. Although similar free facilities were clustered in resort areas, by 1926 the Highway Commission engineer could rep... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Free public campground at Baraboo, one of 200 such facilities then made available to the traveling public by Wisconsin municipalities. |
| Date: | 06 30 1957 |
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| Description: | Nancy Waterman unsuccessfully pours milk for Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) at the Wonder Spot. |
| Date: | 09 27 1945 |
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| Description: | Three farm wives are taking a break at the terrace plowing demonstration and conservation field day on the Carl Ribbke farm near Ableman. From left are Mr... |
| Date: | 11 02 1945 |
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| Description: | Toddler Chucky Benson, whose mother, June, is being charged with bigamy and is fighting extradition to New York. |
| Date: | 04 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) and Nancy Waterman clowning around at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells... |
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