Shenandoah County Fair

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Title

Subject

Shenandoah County Fair (Va)

Description

A collection of digital images related to the history of the Shenandoah County Fair. It includes photographs of fair events, exhibitors, and agricultural displays. The items were scanned by the Northern Virginia Daily newspaper for use in the book "100 Years of the Shenandoah County Fair."

Creator

Northern Virginia Daily

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

1887-2015

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)

Language

English

Collection Items

Bike Race

Photograph of an undated bike race at the Shenandoah County Fair.

Car Race

Photograph of a car race at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock Virginia.

Wild West/Indian Show

Photograph of a Wild West/Indian Show at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.

Midway

Photograph of the Midway at the Shenandoah County Fair.

Fair Board

Photograph of the Shenandoah County Fair Board during the fair's 50th anniversary celebration in 1967.

Pictured are:

Back Row, from left to right: ??, Bernie Wenger, ??, Elwood Luttrell, _____ Seal, Elwood Santimeyers, Bryan Allen…

Fair Aerial Images

Aerial images of the Shenandoah County Fair. These photographs were obtained from Charles Bauserman, but were most likely taken by William Garber of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

Business Exhibits

Photographs of business displays at the Shenandoah County Fair. Those pictured include local appliance stores and farm implement companies. They originated with Charles Bauserman but were most likely taken by William Garber of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

Grandstand

Photographs of the grandstands at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.

Harness Race

Photograph of an ongoing Harness/Trotter race at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.

Horse and Cart

Photograph showing a horse and trotter cart at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.

Bauserman Home Improvement Display

Photographs showing the Bauserman Home Improvement store display at the Shenandoah County Fair.

Concert

Photograph of a band performing at the Shenandoah County Fair.

Airplane Visit

In October of 1913 Frank J. Terrill brought his Curtis Biplane to the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds as part of the fair’s festivities.
This is the first recorded time an airplane passed through Shenandoah County and would have been most local’s…

Fair Program

Cover of the 1971 Shenandoah County Fair Program Book.

Dairy Judging Winners

Clipping showing the winners of the Dairy Judging competition at the 1971 Shenandoah County Fair.

"A Salute to Variety" Program Cover

Scan showing the cover of a program for the Shenandoah County 4-H Clubs' "A Salute to Variety" program presented at the Shenandoah County Fair on August 31 1971.

Fair Program

Scan of the cover of the 1972 Shenandoah County Fair Premium Book.

Stall Assignments

Scan of the 1972 stall assignments at the Shenandoah County Fair.

Rebecca Morris Clipping

Newspaper clipping showing Rebecca Morris of Toms Brook preparing her Holstein for a livestock exhibition at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in June of 1973.