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| Date: | 05 02 1933 |
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| Description: | An International industrial tractor with a street sweeping attachment sweeping the roads at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. |
| Date: | 09 08 1933 |
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| Description: | International truck used by Keeshin "Insurance Bonded Carriers" parked at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. |
| Date: | 10 31 1928 |
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| Description: | A "Sahara" truck, loaded heavily with sandbags, is sitting in deep sand in an exhibition at a fair. A large building is in the background. |
| Community: | Merrill |
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| County: | Lincoln |
| Historic Name: | Grand Stand |
| Reference Number: | 42906 |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | The History Building at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The building was one of several new buildings, all of a modern, forward looking design, comple... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Two women in bathing suits and wearing brimmed hats are posing sitting on a stone wall. The description on the reverse of the print reads: "Two fair bather... |
| 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... |
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| Description: | View from the inner track of harness racing at a local fair. The horses and their drivers can be seen racing around a tree-lined curve in the track and pas... |
| Date: | 05 09 1961 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the hen house on the Elizabeth McCoy Syene Road farm. It was converted into a gift shop for the annual Altrusa club annual country fair. |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | A man papers a barn with posters for the "Black River Falls Fair, September 7, 8, 9 & 10." |
| Community: | Merrill |
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| County: | Lincoln |
| Historic Name: | Original Brickyard School |
| Reference Number: | 42905 |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View from crowd of a pair of trapeze acrobats performing at a street fair. |
| Date: | 07 1908 |
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| Description: | View along a levee, with buildings on the left. Dunbar's Hall, the large building in the foreground, burned down during the winter of 1907-1908. Five men a... |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the monthly Stock Fair. The roof of a building is in the left foreground. Horse-drawn wagons line the street, and there is a large buildin... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A view of businesses lining Main Street. Signs on the buildings to the left advertise "Dentist," "School Books," and "Normal School Supplies. Drugs and Ice... |
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| Description: | Scene of the local fair, with men with horses wearing racing harnesses. A grandstand and other buildings are in the background. |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Armored C-30 truck built for Brinks Incorporated parked in front of a castle in the "Irish Village" exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in ... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Armed guards with an International armored C series truck owned by the Brinks Express Company parked on a street at Chicago World's Fair "A Century of Prog... |
| Date: | 09 08 1933 |
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| Description: | A woman is sitting on a tractor for the "A Century of Progress" world's fair, possibly in preparation for the Automotive Week parade. |
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