Panoramic photography is very popular today. Many new camera models offer a panoramic feature. In 1895 a photographer captured the fair using this popular format.
The railroads were a prominent feature of the Nebraska landscape. The sale of railroad land attracted thousands of people to the Great Plains. In 1895 the Burlington exhibited at the Nebraska State Fair by marking its route across Nebraska with vegetables.
RG3356.PH:48-8
Each county created an impressive agricultural exhibit at the fair.
The state fair has always been a place to demonstrate new products and attract consumers, 1910.
ProductsA fashionable yet durable trunk could be bought from the Lincoln Trunk Factory, 1880s.
RG3356.PH:2-16
4-H and the Fair4-H style show at the 1940 state fair
RG3356.PH:27-2
The Nebraska State Historical Society and the State FairThe Nebraska State Historical Society's exhibit booth at the 1920 fair
RG3356.PH:19-8
The Butter CowThis statue was labeled "Prepared" and was made entirely from butter. It was displayed at the 1915 state fair.
RG3356.PH:11-1
For more information about this collection, contact the Curator of Photographs
See a photograph you like, Order a Copy
Help Us Digitize the photograph collections and make them available to you on this website.
Donate Photographs to the Nebraska State Historical Society
