Description: Legendary country musician Johnny Cash performing at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, Ohio, 1964-1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07260
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Musicians; Rock music
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Display of award winning canned goods at the Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1992-1993. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01044
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Fairs--Ohio; Expositions and fairs;
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Quilt which won Best of Show at the Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1992-1993. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01046
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Expositions and fairs;
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Young boy posed with his watermelon that won the blue ribbon for Largest and Best at the Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio, 1991. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01052
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Fairs--Ohio; Expositions and fairs;
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view of the Ohio State Fair and surrounding area, Columbus, Ohio, 1969. Visible in the center of the image is the Ohio History Center under construction. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01032
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Fairgrounds; Aerial photographs
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1984, this photograph shows Virgil C. Shivers, also known as Shivo the Clown, sharing information with a young girl visiting the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, Ohio. Shivers, from Gratiot, Ohio, began attending the Fair as a clown in the early 1970's. He was a fixture at the Fair for 19 years until health problems interrupted in 1993. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01048
Subjects: Clowns; Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Children
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view of the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus showing extensive parking along the interstate. On October 2, 1850, the very first Ohio State Fair was held at Camp Washington in Cincinnati. The fair then moved to several cities throughout the state, including Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, Newark, Sandusky, Zanesville, Springfield, Toledo, and Mansfield. The Ohio State Fair became permanently established in 1886 on its present site in Columbus, on an original tract of 115 acres. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SASeries768AV_B01_F10_002
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Fairgrounds; Expositions and fairs; Aerial views;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view of the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus. In the distance can be seen downtown Columbus, and in the foreground is extensive parking and the fairgrounds. On October 2, 1850, the very first Ohio State Fair was held at Camp Washington in Cincinnati. The fair then moved to several cities throughout the state, including Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, Newark, Sandusky, Zanesville, Springfield, Toledo, and Mansfield. The Ohio State Fair became permanently established in 1886 on its present site in Columbus, on an original tract of 115 acres. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SASeries768AV_B01_F10_001
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Fairgrounds; Expositions and fairs; Aerial views;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Family at the Ohio State Fair posed with their "Champion Pen of 3 Wethers", 1955. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00790
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Fairs--Ohio; Livestock; Expositions and fairs;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Crowd near the Ferris wheel at the Ohio State Fair, 1940. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00797
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Automobiles pulling into the main entrance of the Ohio State Fair, 1941. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00798
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view of the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio including the "Ohio Gate," ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00793
Subjects: Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)