Mid-19th century fair visitors would not recognize the electrical-powered carnival rides and the tented games and displays shown in the photo of the midway, taken in the late 1930’s. The same can be said of the grandstand of the time.
Then again, late 1930’s fair visitors would likely not imagine today’s many food booths, the large grandstand stage with its entertainment acts, as well as the sounds and brightly -lighted sites that make the fair what it is today.
Nevertheless, nearly 150 years later, the showing livestock and farm products still draw a crowd.