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Grandstand and Racetrack

Date: 1910
Description: Harness race at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Caption at top left reads: "Partial view, Grand Stand and Race Track, Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee."
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People at Racetrack

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Description: Racetrack crowded with people.
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Men with Racehorses

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Description: Sulky drivers and horses racing toward the finish line at the racetrack. The judges booth is in the center in front of a tall tree. A large crowd surrounds...
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Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Racehorses and jockeys rounding the bend in the racetrack. In the background is the grandstand on the left, and the judges booth in the center near a tall ...
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Two Men with Racehorse

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Description: Elevated view from grandsstand towards men adjusting a jockey's stirrup and the gear of a horse on racetrack. On the other side of the track is the judges ...
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Cyclists Rounding Turn

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Description: Two cyclists round a turn on Jackson County Fairground racetrack. The grandstand and judges' stand is in the background.
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Cyclists Turning Corner

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Description: Cyclists turn a corner at the Jackson County Fairground racetrack. In the background, the judges' stand and grandstand are visible.
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Cyclists Crossing Finish Line

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Description: Cyclists in a race at the Jackson County Fairground cross the finish line near the judges' stand.
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Horse Racing

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Description: View of a horse race at the Lower California Jockey Club in Tijuana, Mexico. Two men stand in a shelter, keeping time, while others watch the horses race p...
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Sulky Racing

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Description: Horses harnessed to sulkies pass the judge's stand at Goshen Historic Track as spectators look on from the grandstand and sidelines. Goshen Historic Track ...
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Horse Racing at "The Finish"

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Description: Harnessed horses race past the judge's stand while spectators watch from the sidelines at The Finish, a dirt racetrack.
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Racing Cars at Cornell University

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Description: Cars gather on a track near the judge's stand during an automobile race at Cornell University while spectators watch from the sidelines. Cornell University...
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Tennis Club House and Courts

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Description: People use outdoor tennis courts while others watch from beneath the shade of a clubhouse awning. Others in the foreground also look on while sitting on r...
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Playing Shuffleboard at Lake Chautaugna

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Description: Several people play shuffleboard on an outdoor court at Lake Chautaugna. Spectators sit on benches and stand around the court to watch the games.
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Boxing Match between Two Dwarfs

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Description: Spectators watch as two dwarfs box in a ring at Midland Beach. A raised pavilion stands in the background.
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Cyclists at Starting Line

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Description: Cyclists at the starting line of a race near the judges' stand. Each cyclist has a man standing next to him holding the bike upright for the start of the r...
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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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