Posted in: Then & Now Then & Now: Indiana State Fair & Expo

Indiana State Fair and Exposition, 1873. Spanning Exposition Avenue (now 19th Street) between Hudson and Ogden (alleys immediately west and east of Alabama Street) Image: Indiana State Archives. The location, scale and wares have changed,...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Ads: State Fair: September 17-22, 1888

A few ads and other info from the State Fair program from the 1888 State Fair. Hotel English–before it consumed the entire northwest quadrant of the circle. General Fair information: 10 cents round trip on a...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Indiana State Fair: September 30- October 5, 1878

A few advertising highlights from the 1878 State Fair program… The etching featured on the cover is an aerial view from what is today, Delaware just about half a block south of 19th Street. Nineteenth...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania 19TH INDIANA STATE FAIR- OCTOBER 2-7, 1871

Enjoy these fabulous images–The Indiana Historical Society has a collection of them, should you wish to hold any in your hot little hands! More years to come through the next few days. Stay tuned. Arkansas,...

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