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SD 1912 Huron State Fair PHOTO – Antique Photo Print

SD 1912 Huron State Fair PHOTO, 1912 — historic image
SD 1912 Huron State Fair PHOTO, 1912. Historic image from the Barns & Farms collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic image of SD 1912 Huron State Fair PHOTO. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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SD 1912 Huron State Fair PHOTO

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The Huron State Fair, held in Huron, South Dakota, was one of the agricultural exhibitions that drew farm families from across the surrounding prairie counties each late summer. By 1912 the fairgrounds were a regular stop for stock breeders, grain growers and townspeople, and fairs like this one showcased livestock, machinery and household goods while offering midway entertainment. Pictures from these early fairs tend to capture the crowds, the rows of animal pens and the ceremony of judging, which together show how central the event was to rural life in the period.

Created / published1912
Original scan2,200 × 450 px · prints to 7 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceSD-1912-Huron-State-Fair

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