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Whether or not you enjoy this snowy weather, surely you must enjoy a snow cone, right? According to the State Fair’s annual reports, the first snow cone booth at the fairgrounds was in 1948. This #ThrowbackThursday photo is from 1960! #FairPhotoMemory
Ice skating in the summer? For one year in 1949, there was a McGowan & Mack Ice Skating Revue held on the carnival midway at the fair! #ThrowbackThursday #FairPhotoMemory
People are lounging near the Progress Center in this 1913 #FairPhotoMemory. However, that's not what it was called then. Built in 1907, do you know what the building was originally used for? (📷: Hibbard, from the album Minnesota State Fair, Sept. 1-6, 1913) #ThrowbackThursday
It's our first #ThrowbackThursday of 2019! This photo was taken in 1940, but who can tell us what could be seen here present day during the fair? #FairPhotoMemory
The State Fair is just around the corner; how will you get here? The automobile is clearly a popular choice is this ca. 1937 #FairPhotoMemory by Schawang Studio. 50% of guests now come by some form of bus or other public transportation! Plan your ride: https://t.co/g5EfQNGnli.
Look at these lovelies from 1953! Submit your jammin’ jellies, puckery pickles, quaint quilt, or wonderful woodwork. Creative activities & K-12 registration close Aug. 7, at 4:30 p.m. Check out all the competition rules: https://t.co/xfqX6ciJwm. #FairPhotoMemory
“As a compromise between the serious and the trivial, a grand exhibition of fireworks, ... took place in the Grand Concourse every night.” From “A Night at the Fair” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published July 21, 1928. (Potter - Hibbard Photo Co., Minneapolis, 1909) #FairPhotoMemory
It’s National French Fry Day! At the State Fair, bring your best buds and share some spuds! Or keep them for yourself, we won’t judge. The three largest french fry vendors at the fair serve 145 tons of potatoes! (Photo of World’s Greatest French Fries, ca. 1980s) #FairPhotoMemory
Fine arts registration closes in one week! Be a part of the largest juried fine arts show in the Midwest, all happening in the Fine Arts Center during the 12 days of the fair. More info: https://t.co/6xaiP8LkGu (📷: Art Tourangeau, 1981) #FairPhotoMemory
Today is National Handshake Day! It’s not every day you can shake hands with a gopher—but you can during the fair at Visitors Plaza, when Fairchild and Fairborne do meet-and-greets! (Photo by Tom Seehuetter for Schawang Studio, St. Paul, 1974.) #FairPhotoMemory
T-shirt & cuffed jeans? ✅ Fuzzy dice? ✅ Parked cars on the fairgrounds? ✅ It was happening in this 1953 #FairPhotoMemory, & it's happening this weekend! MSRA Back to the 50's Weekend starts this Friday on the fairgrounds. More info: https://t.co/0mFeFWXqxb
It’s National Corn on the Cob Day! The Corn Roast at the #mnstatefair goes through 25,000 ears of corn a day! A-maize-ing, right? (📷: Drew Trampe Photography, 1990) #FairPhotoMemory
It’s National Hot Air Balloon Day (who knew, right?)! In this 1981 #FairPhotoMemory, hot air balloons are about to ascend into the sky from the Grandstand infield. And can you spot our beloved gopher mascot Fairchild?
The school year is coming to a close. If you, your child/student made a super sculpture, pleasing painting or cool collage, enter it into the State Fair's K-12 competition! Learn more here: https://t.co/uxtzzWJ2wr (1980 photo by Mel Jacobsen) #FairPhotoMemory
On this day in 1881, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. The organization had an exhibit here in 1917. Still here today, more than 32,400 people benefit annually by donations given at the American Red Cross Blood Mobile during the 12 days of the fair. #FairPhotoMemory
The Century Farms program honors families who have run their Minnesota farms for at least 100 years. One farm that received recognition in its inception in 1976 was the Enestvedts, pictured here in 1961. This year, 130 farm families are being celebrated! #FairPhotoMemory
Today is Eat What You Want Day! The fair kicks off in 104 days, but we can daydream and pretend we’re one of these kids enjoying fries at a food stand in this 1950s #FairPhotoMemory. What food can you not wait to eat at the fair this year?
It's Cinco de Mayo! In this circa 1972 image, dancers pose for a photo at the State Fair’s Mexican Village. It is now known as the International Bazaar, where you can experience and enjoy cultural entertainment, food and wares from throughout the world. #FairPhotoMemory
We’re not horsing around when we say that Horse Expo is happening April 27-29! Here, Edgar Bergen stands next to Charlie McCarthy who is taking a Perch-er-on stallion Lynnwood Don in 1941. There’s a lot to see this weekend, so don’t stall & hoof it on over here. #FairPhotoMemory
In last week’s #FairPhotoMemory, the original Hippodrome was missing from the photo, which had to be razed after WWII. The current Warner Coliseum was built & completed in 1951—it was also the last use of government appropriation. (1950 photograph taken/donated by Kent Hadrits)
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