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Paul Bunyan Model at Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 08 11 1962
Description: Youngsters admiring a 10-foot high animated model of legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Dane County Junior Fair Brings Out the Whole Family

Date: 07 22 1961
Description: Nice weather brings the whole family out to the Dane County Junior Fair at the Dane County Fairgrounds.
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Crowd Has Fun in the Rain at the Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 21 1961
Description: A little girl beats the rain in her raincoat while eating goodies at the Dane County Junior Fair.
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Crowd Has Fun in the Rain at the Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 21 1961
Description: A little girl is protected from the rain by a colorful umbrella at the Dane County Junior Fair.
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Children's Neighborhood Fair Fundraiser for Zoo

Date: 09 01 1965
Description: Jennine Fedele, 11, had the idea and plans for a neighborhood fair to raise funds for the Children's Zoo. She and her friends built fair booths and collect...
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Full Moon over the Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 17 1962
Description: Night view of the full moon above the Tilt-A-Whirl ride prior to the opening day of the Dane County Junior Fair.
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Dane County Junior Fair 4-H Style Show

Date: 07 22 1961
Description: Carla Frye, Verona, models her Dane County Junior Fair 4-H style show dress for her dormitory "sisters" Sue Jalings, Oregon, seated left; Joyce Dvorak, Dee...
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Madison Art Association's 2nd Annual Art Fair to be Held on Capitol Grounds

Date: 07 02 1965
Description: The Madison Art Association's 2nd annual Downtown Sidewalk Art Fair is held on the Capitol grounds. Shown admiring art work to be displayed is Governor War...
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Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus

Date: 07 30 1962
Description: Three generations are shown watching the circus with wonderment and delight at the Dane County Fair Grounds.
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Madison Lutheran School's Annual Science Fair

Date: 03 03 1965
Description: Four first-place winners display their entries in the annual Madison Lutheran School's science fair. Left to right are Robert Smelser, Barbara Frank, Janic...
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Johan F. Glaaser Contributes to the United Givers Fair Share Club

Date: 09 17 1965
Description: Johan F. Glaaser, 4801 Rothman Place, is a contributor to the United Givers Fair Share Club program. Glaaser, originally from Amsterdam, Holland, works as ...
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Stanley Boyes, Body Shop Manager and Fair Share Donor

Date: 09 01 1965
Description: Stanley Boyes is shown at his job as Body Shop Manager for Lou Ehlers Buick, Inc. He is featured in an article as an example of a Fair Share donor to the U...
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University League Sponsors Dane County Homecrafters Christmas Fair

Date: 10 06 1965
Description: University League sponsors the annual Dane County Homecrafters traditional Christmas fair, "Christmas Fiesta," held at Scanlan Hall of the Madison Vocation...
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Honorary Degree Recipients, Wisconsin Alumni Association Banquet

Date: 06 03 1961
Description: Seated are, Mrs. Mary Ingraham Bunting, president of Radcliffe College, and Louis P. Lochner, Fair Haven, New Jersey, Pulitzer prize winning foreign corres...
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Little Girl Enjoys a King-Size Hot Dog

Date: 07 22 1961
Description: Rhonda Swenson, age 10, takes a bite of a king size hot dog at the Dane County Junior Fair. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard A. Swenson, 1318 E....
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Hospital Employes and Fair Share Boosters

Date: 10 01 1965
Description: Indoor portrait of Orvella Jones (standing), a practical nurse, and Vera Neff, a hospital secretary. They were both employees of the Veterans Administratio...
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Methodist Hospital Laundry Crew Meets Fair Share Goal

Date: 10 28 1965
Description: Slightly elevated view of Laundry Crew members wearing head bands at work in celebration of being the first unit in Madison to give 100% of its quota as Fa...
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Billboard Advertising Empty Stocking Club

Date: 12 10 1965
Description: Drawing attention to a large billboard sign is Edwin Traisman, left, president of McDonald's of Madison, and Vernon Cox of Vivid Outdoor Advertising Compan...
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Traffic Accident in Madison

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Mrs. Lavern (Edith) Clark walking away from her car that was knocked out of control on Milwaukee Street by another car. It crashed through a fence and into...
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Dairy Hey-Day

Date: 06 09 1964
Description: Six Dane county home-makers involved in planning the "Dairy Hey-Day" to be held at the Dane county fairgrounds. The program has three features, a dairy rec...

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