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The Georgia State Fair Macon, 1886-1960 Ed Johnson

The Georgia State Fair Macon, 1886-1960 Ed Johnson. Toby Graham & Ed Johnson Online History and Culture Updates: The Civil Rights Digital Library, The Digital Library of Georgia, and Georgia HomePLACE GOLD/GALILEO Annual Users Group Conference July 31, 2009. Project Home Page.

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The Georgia State Fair Macon, 1886-1960 Ed Johnson

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  1. The Georgia State FairMacon, 1886-1960Ed Johnson Toby Graham & Ed Johnson Online History and Culture Updates: The Civil Rights Digital Library, The Digital Library of Georgia, and Georgia HomePLACE GOLD/GALILEO Annual Users Group Conference July 31, 2009

  2. Project Home Page

  3. Early Fair History • Ancient predecessors • Started by Agricultural Society in 1846 • Stone Mountain, 1846-1849 • Atlanta, 1850 • Moved to Macon in 1851 • Old fairgrounds became POW camp in Civil War • Moved to Central City Park in 1871

  4. Fair Committee, 1886

  5. Fairgrounds on 1889 Sanborn Map

  6. Macon TelegraphOctober 25, 1908

  7. Eugene Ely’s Plane, 1911

  8. Fair Midway 1916

  9. Racial Segregation and the Fair • Georgia State Colored Fair responded to restrictions imposed by Jim Crow laws • Colored Fair operated 1906 to at least 1916 • Main supporter was Richard R. Wright, Sr. • Military officer, educator, businessman (1855-1947) • Similar to regular Fair but with unique events • Ex-Slaves Day Reunion, started in 1910 • Research on Colored Fair currently underway

  10. Fair Exhibits, 1920s

  11. Chicken Grill, 1935

  12. Advertising Fliers, 1939-1943

  13. Canning Demonstration, 1943

  14. Aerial View of Fair, 1949

  15. Livestock at the Fair, 1950s

  16. Award Winning Poultry, 1953

  17. FFA & 4H Club, 1950s

  18. Fair Parade, 1951 Bicycle Safety

  19. Amusement Rides, 1950s

  20. Kids at the Fair, 1950s

  21. Cisco Kid at the Fair, 1951

  22. Daredevils of the 1950s

  23. Fair Midway at Night, 1960

  24. Visit all the HomePLACE projects at DLG http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu Georgia HomePLACE is made possible by Federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Thanks for your attention Questions?

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