Indiana State Fair Photograph Exhibit
 1864 - Oct 3 to 14 - 1st Indiana State Fair |  1887 Indiana State Fair Poster |  1890 Poster - Indiana State Fair |  1890 - Sep 22-27 Indiana State Fair Poster |
 1920s Indianapolis Military Band |  1920s Visitors' parking |  1923 March 9 - Coliseum |  1924 Cattle Judging |
 1924 Horse Barn |  1924 IU Building |  1925 Arts Building |  1925 Cattle Judging |
 1925 LaPorte County |  1926 - 1927 Grand Stand |  1926 Agricultural Building Display Cases |  1926 Arts Building Interior |
 1926 Boy Scout Band |  1926 Bull |  1926 Calf Club Winners |  1926 Cars on Display |
 1926 Claypool Trio |  1926 Crowds |  1926 Harrison County Display |  1926 Hog - First Place |
 1926 Purdue Building Construction |  1926 Sullivan County Farm Bureau |  1927 Bear Riding a Cart |  1927 Building Under Construction |
 1927 Car Race |  1927 Cattle Barn |  1927 Cow |  1927 Crowds Wearing Hats |
 1927 Crowds |  19267 Dancing Bear |  1927 Dog - Whippet |  1927 Harness Racing |
 1927 Harness Racing |  1927 Hogs in Winter |  1927 Indiana State Fair Poster |  1927 J.I. Case Threshing Machine |
 1927 J.I. Case Plow Works Tractors |  1927 Jay Bee Grinder |  1927 Massey Harris Binder |  1927 Parade Horses |
 1927 Poultry Pavillion |  1927 Purdue Drum |  1927 Race Horse |  1920-1940 Crowds |
 1934 Horse Pulling Contest |  1940 Butter Cow |  1940 Aerial View |  1940 Coliseum |
 1940 Crowds |  1942 Mar 26 Honeymoon Cottage |  1950 New Fairground Trolley |  1951 Airplanes |
 1953 Sep. 2 Fairgrounds Hotel |  1958 Cow |  1958 Grand Champion Steer |  1964 State Fair Billboard |
 1965 Midway at Night |  1966 Indiana State Fair Poster |  1967 Ferris Wheel | 1967 Midway at Night |
 1968 Aerial View 38th Street |  1968 Aug 13 Entrance Tower |  1968 Building the Zyclon |  1968 Sep. 4 Rides on Midway |
 1970 Sep 7 View of Exhibits and Shows |  1971 Grandstand Side View |  1971 Midway at Night |  1971 Midway |
 1971 Midway |  1972 Aug 28 Midway State Fair Carnival Worker |  1973 Aerial View of Street |  1973 Pet Parade Boy on Inch Worm |
 1973 Pet Parade Pet Worm |  1974 Aug 20 Schneckloath Farm Six Horse Hitch |  1974 Aug 22 Motorcycle Race |  1974 Motorcycle Racer |
 1975 Ferris Wheel at Night |  No Date Aerial View |  No Date Horse Pulling Contest |  No Date Horse |
The images in this exhibit were selected from the State Fair picture collection at the Indiana State Library. The photographs highlight the fair’s history and uniqueness, from the construction of buildings and aerial shots of fairs’ past to the various attractions held at the fairgrounds. The collection spans from the fair’s inception in 1864 to the present. The Indiana State Fair picture collection is available to researchers in the Manuscripts & Rare Books Division the Indiana State Library. Digital copies may be purchased by making a request for reproduction.
The Indiana State Library is always pleased to receive additional Indiana-related donations to the Manuscript or Photograph collections. If you have something you would like to donate, or if you know any additional information about a particular photograph in the exhibit, please contact the Manuscripts & Rare Books Division at (317) 232-3671 for more information.