Category talk:Western Fair

This collection includes photographs and images of events, persons and exhibits associated with London, Ontario's Western Fair Association. Many of the dates have been recorded on the back of the photographs by persons unknown and so should not be construed to be the actual dates. All mountings and evidence about the photographer or studio which produced the image have not been disturbed. Commons [1] has the first 100 original photos circa 1920-1927.

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1. Western Fair Race Track Parking Lot Friday September 14, 1956.
2. Parade of heavy horses in front of the Grandstand circa 1922.
3. Parking lot inside race track oval circa 1922
4,5, & 6 Livestock exhibits circa 1922
7&8 Horticultural displays circa 1920s.
9&10 Steel Grandstand constructed after fire of 1913.
11. Horticultural Building display board used for mounting the photographs has been cut.
11A. Same series as #11. A resting spot.
11B. Boys and girls calf competition circa 1922 3?
12&13 Fairgoers circa 1920s
14. Agricultural displays
14A. Likely pre 1922
15. Western Fair Directors (prior to 1916) Back row (Left to right): ?, Richard Oke, Wm. Robinson, ?, Wm. Moore, ?, R.A. Carrothers Front row: W. M. Spencer, Thos. Smallman, Col. Gartshore, W.J. Reid, John H. Saunders, Wm. MacNeil, W.W. Gammage.
16. Livestock parade (Cross reference to Photo #2.)
17&18 Livestock judging
19&20 Livestock judging
21&22 Livestock judging
23. Midway attractions: One show billboard on left reads "Smallest human mother on earth"

24. Midway crowds at Western Fair circa 1923
25. Midway crowds at Western Fair, undated.
26. South end of Steel Grandstand horse judging photograph is undated
27. Cattle judging undated
28. Midway crowds undated
29. Farm machinery display. Cars in the foreground predate WW1
30. Farm display. Note reference to "Fordson Tractor"
30A&30B Note Fordson Office interested patrons at the Fair could negotiate purchases through Fordson Offices.
31. St. Thomas Horticultural Society display undated
32. Fruit exhibit at Western Fair 1922.
33. Dick's Quality Flower Shop display undated
34. Horticultural display undated
35. Fruit display undated
36. New technologies such as radios and gramophones, 1925.
37. Cattle judging, 1927.
38. Display of household technologies: washing machines, furnishings, desks, chairs, lighting fixtures circa 1924 Note sign in foreground on right: it is advertising "The Hydro Shop."
39. Crowd at grandstand circa 1923
40. Crowd at grandstand undated
41. Grandstand entertainment undated
42. Midway views, circa 1922
43 50 inclusive Midway views, circa 1922
51 53 inclusive Grandstand crowds, circa 1920

54. Sheep judging, 1922
55&56 Cattle judging, 1922
57. Midway views, circa 1923
58. View of Midway crowds building on right renamed London free Press Pavilion (1996) Photo taken from the west side of the building looking towards Dundas St.
59. Arts Building, circa 1920s.
60. Farm implement displays, circa 1920s.
61. Crowds standing shoulder to shoulder, circa 1920s.
62. Concessions on fairgrounds undated.
63. Crystal Palace undated.
64. Crowds at the fair undated.
65. Jumpers practising in infield track circa 1922.
66. Warrior's Day Parade circa 1920.
67. Exhibit by Hospital for the Insane, London, Ontario undated.
68. Horticultural display undated.
69. Farm Equipment Row undated.
70. Farm Equipment Row undated.
71. Cross reference to photo #15 pre 1920.
72. Speed trials at Western fair circa 1922.
73. Horsemanship displays circa 1922. Note tail docking.
74,75, &76. Midway shots circa 1922.
77. Midway shot,
78. Grandstand crows undated.
79. Midway crowd pre 1920s.
80. Concessions offered at the Fair undated.
81. Western Fair Fire Hall manned and equipped during the annual Fair event 1924.

82. Parade of Horses photo likely taken pre 1914. Note the wooden grandstand which was destroyed by fire Christmas morning 1914.
83. Poultry Building undated.
84,85. Racing at the Fair undated.
86. Military display during WWI the armed forces gave displays of their athletic ability.
87. (Cross reference to photo #30) Farm Equipment Display note Fordson Tractor sign circa 1920.
88. Car racing circa 1921.
89. Horse judging or possibly horse sales undated.
90. Midway shot undated.
91. Western fair on the left hand side of the photo the agricultural building can be seen. On the right hand side we can see the midway. circa 1922.
92. Cattle judging pre 1920.
93. Midway shot pre 1920.
94. Midway circa 1900.
95. Cattle judging circa 1920s.
96. Fair crowds undated.
97. Fair crowds undated.
98. Crowds undated.
99. Sign in background reads "London Child Welfare Association" undated.
100,101. Queen's Park Dundas Street entrance undated.

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