the georgia state fair macon, 1886-1960 ed johnson
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The Georgia State Fair Macon, 1886-1960 Ed Johnson. Toby Graham & Ed Johnson Online History and Culture Updates: The Civil Rights Digital Library, The Digital Library of Georgia, and Georgia HomePLACE GOLD/GALILEO Annual Users Group Conference July 31, 2009. Project Home Page. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Transforming the System, Changing Lives, Strengthening the State
The Georgia State Fair Macon, 1886-1960
Ed Johnson
Toby Graham & Ed JohnsonOnline History and Culture Updates: The Civil Rights Digital Library, The Digital Library of Georgia, and Georgia HomePLACEGOLD/GALILEO Annual Users Group ConferenceJuly 31, 2009
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Project Home Page
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Early Fair History
• Ancient predecessors• Started by Agricultural Society in 1846
– Stone Mountain, 1846-1849– Atlanta, 1850
• Moved to Macon in 1851– Old fairgrounds became POW camp in Civil War
• Moved to Central City Park in 1871
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Fair Committee, 1886
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Fairgrounds on 1889 Sanborn Map
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Macon Telegraph
October 25, 1908
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Eugene Ely’s Plane, 1911
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Fair Midway 1916
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Racial Segregation and the Fair
• Georgia State Colored Fair responded to restrictions imposed by Jim Crow laws
• Colored Fair operated 1906 to at least 1916• Main supporter was Richard R. Wright, Sr.
• Military officer, educator, businessman (1855-1947)• Similar to regular Fair but with unique events
– Ex-Slaves Day Reunion, started in 1910• Research on Colored Fair currently underway
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Fair Exhibits, 1920s
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Chicken Grill, 1935
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Advertising Fliers, 1939-1943
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Canning Demonstration, 1943
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Aerial View of Fair, 1949
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Livestock at the Fair, 1950s
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Award Winning Poultry, 1953
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FFA & 4H Club, 1950s
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Fair Parade, 1951
Bicycle Safety
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Amusement Rides, 1950s
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Kids at the Fair, 1950s
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Cisco Kid at the Fair, 1951
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Daredevils of the 1950s
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Fair Midway at Night, 1960
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