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| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Beverly Steffen, the 1952 Alice in Dairyland, poses with Harley Davidson motorcyle racers and crew at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 08 30 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowd of bystanders gathered in front of the tent of Jimmy Demetral's Wrestling Arena on the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair, as male w... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Elmer, "husband" of Elsie the Cow, advertising mascot of the Borden Company, is shown with a young woman as he was being readied for participation as one o... |
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| Description: | People saunter along the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair. A group of four nuns appears in the foreground, passing the Hoard's Dairyman booth. |
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| Description: | A man hoses off a bovine participant at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
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| Description: | Jimmy Chan of Columbus, Ohio, expert motorcycle racer, sits astride his motorcycle, No. 16, wearing a Harley Davidson jersey and racing gear at Wisconsin S... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Harness racers are shown in action at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, with an audience watching from the grandstand. |
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| Description: | Five harness racing horses, sulkies, and drivers race around the Wisconsin State Fair track as an audience watches from the grandstand. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of four lanes of cars arriving at the Wisconsin State Fair's Main Gate. They are being directed by parking lot attendants. |
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| Description: | A race car is moved along the racetrack at the Wisconsin State Fair Park by its pit crew as a grandstand full of spectators watch. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Two cars and drivers with the Swenson Thrillcade World Champion Auto Daredevils perform before an audience at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | A photographer stands close to the Milwaukee Mile racetrack with camera poised to capture the action as the stock cars competing in the race speed by him. ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A 1930's coupe sponsored by the Enterprise Transfer Co. stalls out on the racetrack after being disabled by an apparent collision. A crowd of onlookers sta... |
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| Description: | Billy Huber of Reading, PA, dubbed "America's most popular motorcycle competition rider" by the American Motorcycle Association, is shown astride his Harle... |
| Date: | 09 02 1953 |
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| Description: | 1952 Alice in Dairyland Beverly Ann Steffen and 1953 Alice in Dairyland Mary Ellen Jenks standing in front of a "Smoke Your Own Fish" stand at the 1953 Wis... |
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| Description: | Four female bakers are holding up large trays laden with fresh cream puffs at a State Fair midway concession stand, while an eager crowd stands waiting in ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Patricia Ferneding of Hartland, Wisconsin takes her Lightweight Hunter named Just So over a jump at the Wisconsin State Fair. Miss Ferneding won the Ladies... |
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| Description: | Ten motorcycle racers line up abreast on the track at the Wisconsin State Fair Park. A group of spectators watches from the stands. |
| Date: | 08 28 1934 |
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| Description: | Louis Schmidt sharing his hamburger with Ruth Eleanor Hughes on children's day at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
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| Description: | Crowds jam the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
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