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State Fair Auto Race
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Two open cars, a Deusenberg and a Hudson, race around a curve at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds track, spewing dust behind them. The Milwaukee Mile track at the state fair, which was not paved until 1954, is the oldest operating automobile racetrack in the nation.
September 13, 1919
Knippel, Raymond
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Grandstand and Racetrack
1910
Harness race at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Caption at top left reads: "Partial view, Grand Stand and Race Track, Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee."
Automobile Race at the State Fairgrounds
1956
Automobiles drive past the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds as they prepare for the beginning of the race.
Racetrack at the State Fair
Racetrack at the Wisconsin State Fair, with a crowd lined up along the fence watching the automobile race. The infield is full of parked cars.
Grandstand at the State Fairgrounds
1909
Grandstand and the racetrack at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
Race Car at Wisconsin State Fairgrounds
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.
Auto Race Pit Crew
1956
The pit crew works on #26, a Ford Fairlane, during an automobile race at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
