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Horse and Rider Take a Jump
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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 and Lightweight Hunter Class at the Fair.
1940
Stanfield's Studio
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Harness Racers Neck and Neck
Five harness racing horses, sulkies, and drivers race around the Wisconsin State Fair track as an audience watches from the grandstand.
Wisconsin State Fair Parking
circa 1940-1949
Elevated view of a parking lot filled with cars at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Harness Racing at the Wisconsin State Fair
1953
Harness racers are shown in action at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, with an audience watching from the grandstand.
Tractor Boy
September 3, 1953
A boy sits in the seat and takes the steering wheel of a shiny new tractor at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Two Mayors at the Fair
1941
Mayor Carl Zeidler of Milwaukee and Mayor Leo J. Promen of Fond du Lac at the Wisconsin State Fair. Zeidler is sipping Coca-Cola from a bottle and Promen is eating Cracker Jacks.
Wisconsin State Fair Parking
circa 1940-1949
Panorama view of a parking lot filled with cars at the state fair.
