Materiality and Spectacle 2015

Minnesota State Fairgrounds and Racetrack

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Title

Minnesota State Fairgrounds and Racetrack

Description

An aerial view of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and racetrack in 1937, nine years after the fair attended by Basil Lee in F. Scott Fitzgerald's A Night at the Fair. The racetrack is the same as the one described in the story, which reveals the importance of the events put on in this specific area, considering its size in relation to the rest of the fair. - Bradford Gladstone

Creator

Photo taken by George Miles Ryan

Source

Photo collection of Noel Allard

Publisher

The Minneapolis 500, by Noel Allard

Date

1937

Identifier

http://www.gotomn.com/racing/minn500.htm

Files

A. MN State Fairgrounds 1937.JPG

Citation

Photo taken by George Miles Ryan, “Minnesota State Fairgrounds and Racetrack,” Materiality and Spectacle 2015, accessed November 27, 2025, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/materiality-and-spectacle-2015/items/show/40.