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Centennial Exposition Brochure
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Color brochure advertising the 1948 Wisconsin State Fair. For the centennial of Wisconsin statehood Wisconsin spent over 5 Million dollars on fourteen new buildings. A representation of "Forward" the statue atop the Wisconsin State Capitol, decorated one of the new buildings.
1948
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W013PQA
WHi 33360
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Centennial Fair Preparations
August 1948
Fair employees use a crane to complete the positioning of the "Forward" statue at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The grandstand can be seen in the background.
Centennial Fair Preparations
August 1948
Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair.
Centennial History Building
August 1948
The History Building at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The building was one of several new buildings, all of a modern, forward looking design, completed in 1948. The building housed exhibits ...
Dairy Products Exhibit
August 1948
The Department of Agriculture's Cheese promotion booth at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The booth urges consumers to "Serve Wisconsin Dated Cheese." The display also shows a poster of a foot...
Wisconsin State Fair Letterhead
1948
Letterhead for the centennial exposition of the Wisconsin State Fair, with an illustration of the golden Daniel Chester French "Wisconsin" statue that adorns the top of the state Capitol dome and t...
Dairyland Building
August 1948
This original, modernistic color design for a Wisconsin Dairyland Building at the Wisconsin State Fair included a pitcher pouring milk. It was constructed in 1948 as the "Alice in Dairyland" buildi...
