MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AWARD WINNERS AND FAIR SCENES:

An Inventory of the Photograph Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

OVERVIEW


	Title:	Minnesota State Fair award winners and fair scenes.
	Dates:	1940s-1971.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Views show state fair exhibitors at their homes, working in their areas of interest, including bee keeping, fine arts, sewing, cooking, gardening, and raising horses, cattle, sheep, poultry and pigs. Also includes views of state fairgrounds buildings and concessions. The photoprints were used for state fair publicity. On verso of each photograph is the person's name and address and a short history of their state fair awards.
	Quantity:	1642 photoprints : black and white ; 4 x 6 inches.
	Location:	I.104 : See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ARRANGEMENT

Photographs arranged chronologically by year and within year by supplied competition and fair categories.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Fair Award Winners and Fair Scenes. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV1984.77

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990016769390104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
I.104	1	1940s.
			Home activities.


		1943.
			Agriculture and horticulture.


		1944.
			Agriculture and horticulture.
			Bees.
			Dairy, cheese, and entertainment.
			Poultry and Woman's.


		1946.
			Agriculture and dairy.
			Cattle and carving.
			Horticulture, poultry, and swine.
			Woman's.


		1947.
			Dairy, poultry, and woman's.


		1948.
			Agriculture.
			Auto racing and bees.
			Cattle, concessions, and Food Building.
			Horses.
			Horticulture, poultry, and Public Safety Department.
			Sheep and swine.
			Woman's.


		1949.
			Cattle, concessions, and Food Building.
			Horses.
			Poultry and swine.
			Woman's.
			4-H Club and Ye Olde Mill.


1950.
	Bees and cattle.
	Conservation.
		Animals included in state conservation department wildlife display.
	Dairy.
	Fine arts and horses.
	Horticulture.
	Poultry.
	Swine.
	Woman's.


Location	Box
I.104	2	1951.
			Bees and cattle.
			Dairy, 4-H, and horses.
			Home activities and poultry.
			Paintings.
			Swine.


		1952.
			Motorcycle races.
			Swine, poultry, horses.
			Home activities and horticulture.


		1953.
			Poultry and horses.
			Home activities.


		1954.
			Cattle, swine, and home activities.
			Horses.


		1955.
			Horticulture and home activities.
			Poultry and pigs.


		1956.
			Home activities.
			Bees and horticulture.
			Poultry and pigs.
			Horses.


		1957.
			Home activities.
			Horses and agriculture.
			Cattle, poultry, sheep, and pigs.


		1958.
			Centennial.
			Horticulture, home activities, and horses.


		1959.
			Horticulture and agriculture.
			4-H and home activities.
			Pigs, cattle, and horses.


Location	Box
I.104	3	1960.
			Home activities and butter.
			4-H.
			Horticulture, agriculture, and bees.
			Swine, sheep, and poultry.
			Horses.


Location	Box
I.104	4	1961.
			Home activities.
			Horticulture, agriculture, and butter.
			Horses.
			Swine, sheep, and poultry.


		1962.
			Home activities, FFA, education.
			Horticulture, agriculture, and bees.
			Sheep and horses.
			Poultry.
			Pigs, cattle, and horses.
			Cattle.


		1963.
			Home activities, FFA, 4-H.
			Horticulture, agriculture, and bees.
			Poultry.
			Sheep and swine.
			Cattle and horses.


		1964.
			Home activities.
			Horticulture and bees.
			Education and 4-H.
			Cattle and dairy.
Location	Box
I.104	5		Sheep, poultry, and swine.
			Horses.


		1965.
			Home activities.
			Horticulture.
			Bees, agriculture, and education.
			Cattle, poultry, pigs, and sheep.
			Horses.


		1966.
			Home activities.
			Bees and agriculture.
			Poultry, sheep, and pigs.
			Cattle and dairy.
			Horses.


		1967.
			Home activities and fine arts.
			Agriculture, horticulture, and bees.
			Sheep.
			Poultry and swine.
			Cattle.
			Horses.


		1968.
			Horticulture, agriculture, home activities, and horses.


		1969.
			Cattle, swine, and horses.
			Education, home activities, and horticulture.


		1970.
			Education and home activities.
			Agriculture and horticulture.
			Cattle, poultry, and swine.
			Horses.


		1971.
			Home activities and 4-H.
			Agriculture and horticulture.
			Sheep, poultry, swine, and cattle.
			Horses.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Agricultural exhibitions -- Photographs.; Fairs -- Minnesota -- Photographs.

Meetings:: Minnesota State Fair -- Photographs.

Document Types:: Photographs.

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MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AWARD WINNERS AND FAIR SCENES:

OVERVIEW

ARRANGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS