Erie County FairFrom its humble, pioneer beginnings to its current incarnation as the largest independent county fair in the United States, the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, New York, is a beloved western New York institution. Annually, over one million people flock to its historic fairgrounds located just south of Buffalo to celebrate agriculture, showcase time-honored traditions, keep the spirit of competition alive, and, most importantly, come together as a community. Through vintage photographs, Erie County Fair presents a visual narrative of the fair s history and stimulates cherished memories rooted in decades of excitement found at this annual summer gathering. The continuity of the American county fair spirit is most evident through these images from the archives of the Erie County Agricultural Society." |
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Agricultural Building American annual attracted Avenue of Flags band barn Bazaar Building began Bieler breed broadcasts Buffalo carnival chicken Chitwood Clubhouse competition concession stand Conservation Building constructed County Agricultural Society County’s Courtesy of Jimmy Courtesy Town debuted Dick Allen display Driving Park Association entertainment Erie County Agricultural Erie County Fair exhibits fair tradition fair was held fair’s fairgoers fairgrounds Farley featured Ferris wheel Firemen’s Building Fries front grandstand grounds Hall of Fame Hamburg Driving Park Hamburg historian harness racing hell drivers Historical Building horse included James Jim Strates Jimmy Barrett Lancaster McKinley Parkway Octagon Building Orchard Park original performances photograph was taken pictured prized pull purchased racetrack Railroad ride Slade Park society’s Springville Strates midway Strates Shows Street structure taffy television tent Town of Hamburg track train vendors veterans village of Hamburg visitors Western New York Women’s Department World World’s Fair York World’s Fair
Bibliographic information
| Title | Erie County Fair Images of America |
| Author | Martin Biniasz on behalf of the Erie County Agricultural Society |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing, 2014 |
| ISBN | 1467122068, 9781467122061 |
| Length | 127 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) |
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