Keywords: Bangor State Fair
Item 18302
Military family from Dow Field at the Bangor State Fair, 1944
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-08-01 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
Item 18301
Military personnel, Bangor Fair, 1944
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-08-01 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
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Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment
Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.
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Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s
"During the 1800's a fair number of African Americans made Bangor their home. John Holyoke, a man from Brewer, was another abolitionist from the…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2
"The original building was fairly small for a hospital and it is unbelievable to see how substantially it has grown into a major operation."
