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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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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 Exposition Brochure
1948
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" t...
Grandstand Entrance
Elevated view of crowd outside the entrance to the Grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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...
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...
Paul Russo
Race car driver Paul Russo of Kenosha at the Wisconsin State Fair. He raced in 13 Indianapolis 500 races.
