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Finding Aid of the Milwaukee Journal Stations Records > Subject Guide
Wisconsin State Fair
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Month/Day/Year: August 22, 1951
Segment Number: 1
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of many of the exhibits in the Wisconsin
at
Work Building at the State Fair. Among the exhibits are the Van De
Graff generator, a Nash automobile, a pipeline, paintings, and free dental
x-rays.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The
film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.
Month/Day/Year: August 22, 1951
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of the Armed Forces Day parade at
the State Fair. "Alice in Dairyland," Marjean Czerwinski,
rides in the parade along with military equipment. Toddler David
Jenkins shows his enthusiasm for the parade.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The
film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.
Month/Day/Year: August 22, 1951
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Children enjoy many different rides at the
Wisconsin State Fair. WTMJ-TV's Uncle Norm did a special show from the
Fair. Teens readied animals for judging and "Alice in Dairyland"
congratulated the winners of the freckles contest. See script for
names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The
film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #20.
Month/Day/Year: August 22, 1951
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Another attraction at the State Fair was
harness racing. Mainliner, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kroening of
Milwaukee, was the star of the race. He was driven by Guy Crippen of
West Allis.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The
film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #20.
Month/Day/Year: August 29, 1951
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of some of the animals and
activities at the Wisconsin State Fair. Some of the grand champions
are shown as well as the Conservation Department area and the horse-pulling
competition.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The
film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #19.
Month/Day/Year: August 20, 1952
Segment Number: 2
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of the Wisconsin State Fair
including "Alice in Dairyland" being interviewed by Al Buettner of
WTMJ-TV. There is also footage of some of the animal judging.
See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The
film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #8.
Month/Day/Year: August 20, 1952
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of the Wisconsin State Fair opening
day parade in downtown Milwaukee. The parade consisted of numerous
units including the Racine YMCA Kiltie Drum and Bugle Corps, "Alice in
Dairyland," and a circus calliope operated by Ray Westphal.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape
#8.
Month/Day/Year: August 20, 1952
Segment Number: 4
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. The 31st Engineer Combat Battalion from Camp
McCoy demonstrated Army assault techniques on pretend enemy positions at the
Wisconsin State Fair. There were pretend casualties but real TNT
explosions and flame throwers.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape
#8.
Month/Day/Year: August 26, 1953
Segment Number: 3
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. Footage of the Wisconsin State Fair.
Among the things to see were men making wooden wheel barrows the way they
did in 1890 and others making aluminum ashtrays using modern metal
production techniques. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape
#13.
Month/Day/Year: September 2, 1953
Segment Number: 5
Segment Description: The Milwaukee Newsreel Program. An antique car show and race was held at the
Wisconsin State Fair. Some of the cars featured were a 1902 Rambler, a
1908 Orient, a 1909 Cadillac and a 1924 Rolls Royce. See script for
names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is
a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape
#13.
Month/Day/Year: August 24, 1959
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part one in a three
part series
on the State Fair. Youngsters work hard to prepare their cattle for
judging at the State Fair. Boys and girls are shown washing, clipping
hair and polishing the toes of their cows before they are judged. See
script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 25, 1959
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part two in a three
part series
on the State Fair. Over 2,000 youths from around the state participate
in the State Fair. While at the Fair, kids sleep and eat at the Youth
Center. Footage from inside the Youth Center and of kids preparing
their animals for judging. See script for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 26, 1959
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part three in a three
part series
on the State Fair. The 100,000 plus people who attended the State Fair
created a lot of trash. The clean up of the grounds is shown with
people pushing brooms and burning trash in the incinerator. See script
for names.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: May 23, 1960
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part one in a three
part series
on the State Fair. Footage of different buildings used for
the State Fair and the fairgrounds. Fair director William Masterson is
interviewed about the debate over whether the Fair should find a new
home.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: May 24, 1960
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part two in a three
part series
on the State Fair. Exterior building scenes. Two proposed
plans would move the Fair out of West Allis. Fair director William
Masterson discusses these proposals.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: May 25, 1960
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part three in a
three part series on the State Fair. Scenes from State Fair Park.
The segment looks at the role car racing plays during State Fair and as a revenue producer
for the fairgrounds. Tom Marchese is interviewed.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 26, 1960
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part one in a three
part series on the rides at the State Fair. Footage of the State Fair
Midway and a tour of the ferris wheel,
the sky glider, and the wild mouse. The Midway's lease has not been
renewed.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 29, 1960
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part two in a three
part on the rides at the State Fair. Footage taken on the Sky King roller
coaster and of other Midway rides that will be taken out.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 30, 1960
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part three in a
three part series on the rides at the State Fair. Footage of a ride on the "Loop-o-Plane" and the
"Scrambler" before these Midway rides are removed from the State
Fair. Diane and Gretchen Guenther and Carol McKinnon enjoy the
"Scrambler".
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: January 19, 1961
Segment Description: Special Assignment. The segment shows the
dismantling of the State Fair Park Midway. Workers take apart rides
and buildings.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 14, 1961
Segment Description: Special Assignment. The segment focuses on
changes at the historic West Allis State Fairgrounds. New changes
include the addition of a fountain, an outdoor amphitheatre, and a skin
diving tank.
Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 14, 1964
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Each afternoon at
the State Fair at 4 p.m., James Rabas fires up his steam engine for a
display of grain thrashing on the farm. The Algoma car dealer and
mechanic is an ardent steam fan. His son, Jim, helps operate the
machinery.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 12, 1965
Segment Description: Special Assignment. State Fair
Administrator Bill Masterson talks about the attractions and displays being
prepared for the upcoming Wisconsin State Fair.
Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: January 7, 1966
Segment Number: 2 & 7
Segment Description: Daily Footage. An unidentified man shows a model for a
proposed plan to rebuild the Wisconsin State Fair grounds. Herbert Velser answers questions
regarding the revenues the project will bring in as well as a deadline for completing the
renovation. He also talks about the type of program the State Fair can support, he compliments
the staff, and says the Fair needs two and a half times the amount of revenue it now gets.
Notes: The film is in color and does have sound.
Month/Day/Year: January 11, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part one of a two
part series. Herbert Velser, chair of the State Exposition Board, talks about
the future of the Wisconsin State Fair at the West Allis site and changes
that may be made.
Notes: The film is in color and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: January 12, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part two of a two
part series. Willis Freitag, Director of Youth Activities at the Wisconsin
State Fair, talks about the urbanization of youth and the Fair's need to accommodate
them
Notes: The film is in color and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 15, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Camp Ammon and the
Boy Scouts who run it is a tradition at the Wisconsin State Fair. Camp
Director Tom Pyzyk talks about what the camp does and why the Scouts come to
the Fair every year.
Notes: The film is in color and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 16, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment. Sandy Haeuser of
Cochrane and Marge Haigh of Alma talk about competing for a blue ribbon at
the Wisconsin State Fair. The girls talk about caring for and
preparing a cow for competition at the Fair.
Notes: The film is in color and does have sound; there is a script.
Month/Day/Year: August 17, 1966
Segment Description: Special Assignment. One of the most
popular exhibits at the State Fair is the one sponsored by the Wisconsin
Conservation Department. Rudi Teschan, manager of the exhibit, talks
about its popularity.
Notes: The film is in color and does have sound; there is a script.
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