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This was 1941 – the year of the big fairgrounds fire.

Elaborate preparations were made that year for a great grandstand show, a big carnival was brought in, exhibit buildings were overflowing and it looked like a great year for the fair.

It was during the second afternoon show toward the end of the program that a wisp of smoke curled over the upper eastern end of the grandstand. The crowd stood up, sat down again for a minute or two, then started to pour out of the grandstand as the first flames appeared.

No Lives Lost

There were an estimated 7,000 persons on the grounds and not one life was lost – a great tribute to the coolness and orderliness of the crowd. The loss to buildings and barns was estimated at $125,000

This shows the fire consuming the teepee exhibit on the fairgrounds.

In my store I have a second postcard depicting this disaster.

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