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County Fair

Album Description

Depending where you live/teach, either most of your students went to a county fair over the summer or else they've never even been to such an event. This album features photos from the 1940s from county fairs. You can use these photos to talk about change over time with students familiar with these events, or you can use these photos to introduce the history and idea of such an important part of the culture in many parts of the country.

Home demonstration booth at Caswell County fair

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Home demonstration booth at Caswell County fair

Winning Hereford steer at county fair. Mitchell, Nebraska

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Winning Hereford steer at county fair. Mitchell, Nebraska

Weight-pulling contest, county fair

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Weight-pulling contest, county fair

Selling tickets to the sideshow, county fair, central Ohio

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Selling tickets to the sideshow, county fair, central Ohio

Refreshment stand at county fair, central Ohio digital file from original neg.

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Refreshment stand at county fair

Purchasing tickets at county fair

Livestock display, county fair

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Livestock display, county fair

Livestock display, Champaign County Fair

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Livestock display, Champaign County Fair

Horse show at Shelby County fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky

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Horse show at Shelby County fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky

Advertising feeds at county fair

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Advertising feeds at county fair

Grandstand at county fair in central Ohio

Farm machinery at county fair

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Farm machinery at county fair

Exhibit of needlework at Gonzales County Fair. Gonzales, Texas

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Exhibit of needlework at Gonzales County Fair. Gonzales, Texas

Carnival attraction at the Imperial County Fair

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Carnival attraction at the Imperial County Fair

Boys at carnival attraction

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Boys at carnival attraction

At the Greene County fair, Greensboro, Georgia

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At the Greene County fair, Greensboro, Georgia

Amusement at county fair

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Amusement at county fair