Race Track, Champaign County Fair, Champaign, Illinois

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

1940

Description

Race Track, Champaign County Fair, July 31, 1940.

Interpretation

Harness-racing events were the most popular entertainment at the Fair and large crowds were sure to attend. The fair was discontinued in 1918 and the grounds were leased. The grandstand was leveled by fire in 1928. A used grandstand was acquired from Kankakee when the Champaign County Fair Association revived the Fair in 1939. "To the average fairgoer, a county fair means horse racing."

Lesson Plans / Themes

Celebrations and Festivals
Urban Treasure Hunt

Learning Standards

18 Social Systems
16 History

Source

Champaign County Historical Archives, The Urbana Free Library (Special Events -- Fairs)

Subject / Keywords

Horse racing
Horses
Celebrations
Festivals
Fairs
Champaign, Illinois
Buildings

Collection Publisher

UIUC Digital Imaging & Media Technology Initiative

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

ufh4012

Date Created

37452

Resource Type	image
Title	Race Track, Champaign County Fair, Champaign, Illinois
Coverage / Year	1940
Description	Race Track, Champaign County Fair, July 31, 1940.
Interpretation	Harness-racing events were the most popular entertainment at the Fair and large crowds were sure to attend. The fair was discontinued in 1918 and the grounds were leased. The grandstand was leveled by fire in 1928. A used grandstand was acquired from Kankakee when the Champaign County Fair Association revived the Fair in 1939. "To the average fairgoer, a county fair means horse racing."
Lesson Plans / Themes	Celebrations and Festivals Urban Treasure Hunt
Learning Standards	18 Social Systems 16 History
Source	Champaign County Historical Archives, The Urbana Free Library (Special Events -- Fairs)
Subject / Keywords	Horse racing Horses Celebrations Festivals Fairs Champaign, Illinois Buildings
Collection Publisher	UIUC Digital Imaging & Media Technology Initiative
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	ufh4012
Date Created	37452

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