The Iowa State Fair: In Vintage Postcards

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Travel, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest
Cover of the book The Iowa State Fair: In Vintage Postcards by Ron Playle, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ron Playle ISBN: 9781439616796
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: July 5, 2006
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Ron Playle
ISBN: 9781439616796
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: July 5, 2006
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Each August, the Iowa State Fairgrounds, home to America's quintessential state fair, becomes 400 acres of sights, sounds, and aromas. More than just a showcase for farm machinery, the fair has one of the world's largest livestock shows, hundreds of competitive events, first-class entertainment, and ever imaginable food-on-a-stick. The first Iowa State Fair, held in 1854 at Fairfield, drew 10,000 visitors, and attendance now tops one million each year. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it has been held at its present location in Des Moines since 1886. In the early 1900s, fairgoers could choose from a large selection of postcards, stick on a penny stamp, and mail them to friends to describe their blue ribbon, an exciting midway ride, or the great entertainment. Over 190 vintage postcards provide glimpses of the fair from the 1890s to the mid-1950s in The Iowa State Fair.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Each August, the Iowa State Fairgrounds, home to America's quintessential state fair, becomes 400 acres of sights, sounds, and aromas. More than just a showcase for farm machinery, the fair has one of the world's largest livestock shows, hundreds of competitive events, first-class entertainment, and ever imaginable food-on-a-stick. The first Iowa State Fair, held in 1854 at Fairfield, drew 10,000 visitors, and attendance now tops one million each year. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it has been held at its present location in Des Moines since 1886. In the early 1900s, fairgoers could choose from a large selection of postcards, stick on a penny stamp, and mail them to friends to describe their blue ribbon, an exciting midway ride, or the great entertainment. Over 190 vintage postcards provide glimpses of the fair from the 1890s to the mid-1950s in The Iowa State Fair.

More books from Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Cover of the book Milwaukee's Bronzeville by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Snow Hill by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Morris-Jumel Mansion by Ron Playle
Cover of the book San Marcos by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Lowell by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Art Deco in Detroit by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Oklahoma State University by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Kingston by Ron Playle
Cover of the book The Forgotten Adventures of Richard Halliburton: A High-Flying Life from Tennessee to Timbuktu by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Charleston is Burning! by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Rockford & Interurban Railway by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Houston Fire Department by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Lost Mount Prospect by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Jim Thorpe (Mauch Chunk) by Ron Playle
Cover of the book Oklahoma Scoundrels by Ron Playle
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy