Aug. 21 – Labor Day, Sept. 1, 2025
294 Days 18 Hours 7 Mins
1903 The (Main) Agriculture Building
1906 Crowd at the Grandstand and Infield
1907 View of the Hippodrome from the Grandstand
1909 Construction of the current Grandstand
1912 Streetcar Loop south of the Grandstand
1913 Cattle judging in the Hippodrome
1922 Lillian Boyer ascending a rope in a car-to-plane stunt
1927 Aircraft Show on Machinery Hill
1936 The Royal American Shows carnival midway
1939 Oliver Implement Co. on Machinery Hill
1941 Milk Bar & Dairy Lunch in the Dairy Building
1944 Governor Thye’s Interracial Commission in Plaza Park
1945 Cattle Barn interior when used as a World War II airplane propeller plant
1947 Auto racing on the dirt track
1951 Woman’s Building exhibits (now Creative Activities)
1952 FFA and their prize-winning livestock
1954 Cafeteria in the 4-H Building
1956 ca. A crowd at Ye Old Mill
1962 Streetcar Arch entrance on Judson Avenue
1964 Judging Arena on Judson Avenue
1970 Glassblowing demonstration in the Mexican Village
1975 Concessions and exhibits in the Grandstand
1976 A crowd at the Giant Slide
1981 Fairchild statue and Bandshell
1985 State Fair mascots Fairchild and Fairborne