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Ideal Curlers

Date: 1921
Description: Exhibit of Ideal Curlers at the Wisconsin State Fair, with a woman demonstrating how they were to be used for long hair. The advertising promises "no metal...
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Millinery Exhibit

Date: 1921
Description: 4-H millinery display team at the 1921 Wisconsin State Fair.
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After the Fair is Over

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Description: William Kammoeller, a 4-H Junior Fair camper, waiting in the Youth Building for the car to take him home.
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Roy Rogers at the Fair

Date: 1958
Description: Motion picture and television "cowboy" stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans arrive in Milwaukee for their appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair. Although unda...
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Industry Building at the Fair

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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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Centennial Fair Preparations

Date: 08 1948
Description: Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair.
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Meat: Man's Favorite Food

Date: 08 1946
Description: Fairgoers examine exhibits about meat, "Man's Favorite Food," sponsored by the National Livestock and Meat Board at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Paul Russo

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Description: Race car driver Paul Russo of Kenosha at the Wisconsin State Fair. He raced in 13 Indianapolis 500 races.
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Jersey Herd at the Fair

Date: 1900
Description: A Jersey herd being lined up for the judges at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Percheron

Date: 1900
Description: A farmer shows off his percheron colt at the Wisconsin State Fair. At the turn of the century when a farmer's livelihood was dependent on his horses, the d...
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Calf for the Fair Competition

Date: 1942
Description: Phyllis Paulson of Stoughton with the calf she planned to enter in the Junior Fair competition at the Wisconsin State Fair. The calf's name was Elsie, perh...
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Freddy's Calf

Date: 1942
Description: Freddy Lang of rural Dane County with the Guernsey calf he planned to enter in the Junior Fair competition at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Alice in Dairyland and Honey Queen

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Description: Alice in Dairyland and the Wisconsin Honey Queen standing at a Wisconsin State Beekeepers Association stand, possibly at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Midway Scene

Date: 1936
Description: A costumed young woman who danced as part of the Carioca Revue stands on a stage in the midway of the Wisconsin State Fair, perhaps waiting to perform.
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Farm Women Class

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Description: Summer camp for Wisconsin farm women on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair, with Wisconsin home economics leader Nellie Kedzie Jones. Mrs. Jones is pr...
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Loading Big Log

Date: 1936
Description: Loading a large white pine log cut on the Menominee Indian Reservation onto a truck. The log was hauled to the Wisconsin State Fair for a display about the...
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Cream Separator Model

Date: 01 30 1928
Description: Men and women gather around a giant model of a cream separator, possibly at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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International Harvester Tent at Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: Exterior of the International Harvester Company tent at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Guernsey Cow at Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1946
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...
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State Fair Demonstration

Date: 1921
Description: Clothing demonstration for women by the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Extension at the 1921 Wisconsin State Fair.

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