Iowa State Fair
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Iowa State Fair Programs
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Author : Iowa State Fair Board
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1933
Iowa State Fair Programs written by Iowa State Fair Board and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1933 with categories.
Carnival In The Countryside
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Author : Chris Rasmussen
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2015-08-15
Carnival In The Countryside written by Chris Rasmussen and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-15 with History categories.
More than a century and a half after its founding, the Iowa State Fair is the state's central institution, event, and symbol. During its annual run each August, the fair attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage to the fairground to see the iconic butter cow, to ride the Old Mill, to walk through the livestock barns, and to people-watch. At the same time that they enjoy fried candy bars and roller coasters, Iowans also compete to raise the best corn and zucchinis, to make the best jams and jellies, to rear the finest sheep and goats, the largest cattle and hogs, and the handsomest horses. This tension between entertainment and agriculture goes back all the way to the fair's founding in the mid-1800s, as historian Chris Rasmussen shows in this thought-provoking history. The fair's founders had lofty aims: they sought to improve agriculture and foster a distinctively democratic American civilization. But from the start these noble intentions jostled up against people's desire to have fun and make money, honestly or otherwise--not least because the fair had to pay for itself. In short, the Iowa State Fair has as much to tell us about human nature and American history as it does about growing corn.
The Iowa State Fair In Vintage Postcards
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Author : Ron Playle
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2006
The Iowa State Fair In Vintage Postcards written by Ron Playle and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
More than 190 vintage postcards provide glimpses of the historic fair from the 1890s through the mid-1950s. The quintessential event has an attendance topping 1 million each year.
The Iowa State Fair
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2014-08
The Iowa State Fair written by and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08 with Photography categories.
In 2013, Kurt Ullrich set out to chronicle the magic of the Iowa State Fair in words and photographs. Join him as August days and nights blow warm and easy over the fairgrounds, brushing lightly against fellow travelers on this earth, both human and not. He captures precious moments of extreme joy and unbridled delight in these beautiful black-and-white images, celebrating the brash rural energy of the fair, from Big Wheel races to people-watching goats, fair queen contestants to arm wrestlers, Percherons to ponies. Prize pigs, prize sheep, prize apples, and the famous butter cow all have their moment in the limelight. Iowa's very best ear of corn and old friends reminiscing outside their RVs draw the photographer's fond eye, as do brightly lit beer stands and the brilliant arc of the Ferris wheel against the night sky.
Our State Fair
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Author : Mary Kay Shanley
language : en
Publisher: McMillen Publishing
Release Date : 2000
Our State Fair written by Mary Kay Shanley and has been published by McMillen Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Social Science categories.
A pictorial and written history of one of the country's best agricultural fairs, the Iowa State Fair. Started in 1854, the Iowa State Fair continues to showcase Iowa agriculture and draw crowds from across the country. This book shows the old and new, competitions of yesterday and today, exhibits, entertainment and the buildings of the Iowa State Fair. To order a book, please call 1-800-750-6997 (in Iowa) or 1-800-453-3960 (Outside Iowa) and ask for McMillen Publishing. To fax an order, dial 1-515-232-8820, To mail order, send to: McMillen Publishing, 413 Northwestern, Ames, IA, 50010, to order online: [email protected]. or [email protected].
Iowa State Fair
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Author : Thomas Leslie
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Release Date : 2007-07-12
Iowa State Fair written by Thomas Leslie and has been published by Princeton Architectural Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-12 with Architecture categories.
More than 150 years old and still going strong, the Iowa State Fair is an American institution that wasrecently selected by bestselling author Patricia Schultz as one of the 1000 Places to See Before You Die. Once an opportunity for country folk to come to town, experience the community of fellow farmers, and show off the fruits of their labor, today the fair attracts more than one million attendees from urban, suburban, and rural locales. They are all longing for an authentic American experience, a celebration of the abundance of our land, and the talents of our people. Iowa State Fair isthe first comprehensive history of this extraordinary confluence of cows and corn dogs, midwestern culture, and classic Americana. Iowa State Fair samples every flavor at the fair, from the fairy tale State Fair of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical to the surreal site of staged locomotive collisions to Norma Duffield Lyons 2000 pound butter sculpture of The Last Supper. Beauty-queen contestants, fans of Kid Rock and Kenny Chesney, 30,000 annual blue ribbon winners, and deep fried Twinkie eaters fill itspages with visual delight. Author Thomas Leslie brings the fair to life, recounting its fascinating background and noting why today it is more popular than ever. Like the fair itself, this book celebrates the state's agricultural heritage and provides a heartwarming portrait of an event that is, quite literally, as American as apple pie. Iowa State Fair will please the fairgoer in all of us. Last year's 1,013,063 attendees can't be wrong.
Complete Report Of Iowa State Fair And Exposition
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Author : Iowa State Fair Board
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
Complete Report Of Iowa State Fair And Exposition written by Iowa State Fair Board and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with Agricultural exhibitions categories.
Vols. include the Proceedings of the State Agricultural Convention and the Proceedings of the Iowa County and District Fair Managers' Convention.
Complete Report Of Iowa State Fair And Exposition
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Author : Iowa State Fair Board
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
Complete Report Of Iowa State Fair And Exposition written by Iowa State Fair Board and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Agriculture categories.
A Great State Fair
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Author : William B. Friedricks
language : en
Publisher: Business Publications Corporation Incorporated
Release Date : 2017
A Great State Fair written by William B. Friedricks and has been published by Business Publications Corporation Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Agricultural exhibitions categories.
"For decades, the Iowa State Fair was considered the classic summer exposition; it was what most Americans envisioned when they thought of a state fair. But years of neglect almost destroyed the once grand, turn-of-the-century fairgrounds. After a number of efforts to save the facility failed, the Iowa State Fair Board created the Blue Ribbon Foundation, hoping it could raise millions of dollars needed to restore the grounds. It worked, succeeding beyond the board's wildest dreams. Under the longtime leadership of John Putney and now guided by Peter Cownie, the foundation has raised an amazing $135 million since its creation 25 years ago. Author William Friedricks takes you behind the scenes of the roller coaster ride of ups and downs of the Iowa State Fair's long history, leading up to the Blue Ribbon Foundation and the remarkable renaissance it brought about at the Iowa State Fair Grounds, now bigger and better than ever." --]ccover page 4.
Report Of The Iowa State Fair
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Author : Iowa. State Fair Board
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Report Of The Iowa State Fair written by Iowa. State Fair Board and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Agricultural exhibitions categories.