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| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the fairgrounds in Milwaukee, the year when Abraham Lincoln spoke. The fairgrounds were located at the Brockway Grounds near Twelfth and S... |
| Date: | 09 12 1935 |
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| Description: | A crowd of spectators looks at a McCormick Farmall tractor on display at the Wisconsin State Fair. The tractor is an F-12. |
| Date: | 09 01 1921 |
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| Description: | Crowds of people walking, with amusement rides in the backround. Presumably the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | International Harvester Company booth at the Wisconsin State Fair. A sign on the booth reads: "Check Your Parcels Here." |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | International Harvester reaper float, the first prize winner in the Wisconsin State Fair dairy parade. The text on the float reads: "Working Replica of the... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | International Harvester Company displays its products under a tent at the Wisconsin State Fair. The text on the sign reads: "Equipment Display Courtesy Sha... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the International Harvester Company tent at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | A man stands next to a Guernsey cow in the International Harvester tent at the Wisconsin State Fair. A sign reads: "Why We Are Not Displaying Our Full Line... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | A cow standing on a platform is used to demonstrate a McCormick-Deering milker in the International Harvester tent at the Wisconsin State Fair. A display ... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | The exterior of carnival banners with people gathered in front of them. Probably depicting "Gay Paree" at the State Fair. |
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| Description: | View from track towards a crowd of men, women, and children in front of and behind a fence at a sporting event. On the left, a man who is possibly a police... |
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| Description: | Polland at the Mid-Summer Festival on the Milwaukee lakefront, with the boys of Nick Ehr family in the foreground. This was just after the successful Zeidl... |
| Date: | 09 12 1935 |
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| Description: | Three International trucks on display beneath a tent at the Wisconsin State Fair. The truck on the far left is painted with the text: "Miller Brewing Co. /... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A crowd of onlookers gathers underneath a tent to watch a demonstration of a Farmall F-12 tractor with a single front wheel at the Wisconsin State Fair. O... |
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| Description: | Children’s class of the Milwaukee Turners, gathered outside in a park. George Brosius appears on the platform and several people are wearing band uniforms.... |
| Date: | 09 1900 |
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| Description: | View of a buffalo and a cow standing near a fence at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowds at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of a large crowd of music fans gathered at Summerfest, looking northeast toward the current site of Discovery World. Sailboats are on Lake ... |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the Summerfest grounds. The Miller Jazz Oasis and Miller Cafe are in the foreground, and the TV 6 Comedy Cabaret and the Main Stage are ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Stamp advertising the 1915 Wisconsin State Fair. Includes an illustration of a woman waving a "Wis." pennant, overlooking crowds at the fairground. Stamp t... |
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