The twenty-seventh President of the United States William Howard Taft in Hutchinson, Kansas. The president was the keynote speaker at the state fair to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Kansas being admitted to the union. President Taft is sitting in the back of the car with a top hat in his hand. The photograph was taken in front of the Liberal Arts building. (September 26, 1911) KansasMemory.org
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The first grandstand of the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. (1910)
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An informal portrait of Kansas Senator Arthur Capper with Harold Staadt and his prize winning corn at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas. Capper, 1865-1951, a native of Garnett, Kansas, served Kansas as Governor, 1915-1919, and U. S. Senator, 1919-1949. (1930)
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Advertisement for the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. (1955)
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The Kansas State Fair during World War II.
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Poster from the Kansas State Fair in Topeka in 1887. KansasMemory.org
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Three year old Keaton Nafzinger plays in the a sunflower with his mother Kameo Davis on the first day of the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas. (2004)
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Shelli Dearing of Wichita, KS looks at the 2004 butter sculpture in the Pride of Kansas building on the first day of the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas. (2004)
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The Best Turky stands next to a purple ribbon at the Kansas State Fair. (2004)
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Jamison Lawson, 3, holds hands with Oscar the robot at the Kansas State Fair. (2010)
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Fair general manager Denny Stoecklein monkeys around during the grand opening ceremony of the Kansas State Fair. (2010)
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Michael Smith, from Hutchinson, rides the mechanical bull at the Kansas State Fair. (2010)
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Kathy Allen jokingly gets upset with her husband Jerry Allen, from Hutchinson, while playing the "Not-So-Newlywed Game" at the Kansas State Fair. Each of the four couples had to answer questions about their spouse. (2010)
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The midway of the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Ks., is alight with activity on Tuesday, September 12, 2006. The Fair continues through the weekend. (2006)
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Visitors to the Kansas State Fair relax on a sunset tram ride over the fairgrounds in Hutchinson. (2005)
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What was once the Commercial Building at the Kansas State Fair is now the new Cottonwood Court. The Cottonwood Court will feature 11 food vendors with lots of seating in air-conditioned comfort. (2003)
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Teresa Webb, from Hutchinson, looks at the first place winner in the scarecrow competition at the Kansas State Fair. The papier mache figure was made to look like the singer Cher. (2002)
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Denise Neil with her friend, Ralph Fairman, in happier times at the 2000 Kansas State Fair. Ralph died unexpectedly shortly after this photograph was taken by his friend and personal photographer, Jaime Oppenheimer. His funeral service was held at 932 Spaulding St. in Wichita, Kansas. Survivors include his son, Fred Fairman, of the Missouri State Fair and his daughter, Frieda Fairman, of the Freaky Fishy Traveling Circus. A memorial has been established with the Friends of the Fishy fund. (2000)
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Raquel Melenez, left, Gloria Young, middle, and Leigh Wild, left, scream in fear during a trip through the Old Mill at the Kansas State Fair Wednesday afternoon. The three girl came to the fair from Apostolic Acadamy in Junction City. (1999)
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Mandie Boden, left, and Michael Haines, both from Great Bend, hold on for dear life while taking a ride on the Skyscraper Monday night at the Kansas State Fair. The ride, which sends two riders hurling in a mammoth circle, was brought to the Fair by Amusement Management Inc. from Dallas. (1999)
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Sherry Arispe and her nephew Shannon Albright, both from Sharon, take a break from the amusement rides on the midway of the Kansas State Fair Monday night. (1999)
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Animal Wolf Winters screams after winning first place in his class in the arm wrestling tournament at the Kansas State Fair. (1999)
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Tim Sumpter, a 4th grader at McCandless Elementary School in Hutchinson, pokes his head through a cut out of a farmer while participating in the Kansas Largest Classroom Tuesday morning at the Kansas State Fair. (1997)
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Donna Nichols, 15, of Westphalia, Kan., put aside her romance novel to get some rest while tending to her Jersey milk cows Saturday , Sept. 6, 1997, at the Kansas State Fair. (1997)
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Chris Yaverski holds up a pig known as Rush Limhog. The pig is part of a swing racing attraction at the Kansas State Fair. (1997)
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Jim Bettenbrock leans against the barn door as a contestant makes her way in to the Cutting Competition at the Kansas State Fair. Bettenbrock is a rancher from Geneseo and appreciates the quality of horses that compete. (1994)
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Bob McCrea demonstrates the "Texas Salsa Maker" in the Industry building at the Kansas State Fair. (1994)
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Kids walk by the sideshow featuring "The World's Smallest Woman" at the Kansas State Fair. (1994)
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During the course of the Kansas State Fair, Margie Son, left, of Seward, and Helen Bruner of Healy will bake between 3,000 and 4,000 apple fritters. (1997)
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James Postlewait of Chicago replenishes the stock in his carnival game on the midway at the Kansas State Fair. The Pooh Bears are one of the popular items to win in the Midway games. (1997)
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Johnny Adams of Colorado Springs, Co., pauses before making his way higher up a tower to make an 85 ft dive into a tank of water below September 11, 1998 in Hutchinson Kan. Adams is part of the Mermaids and Mariners diving show at the Kansas State Fair. (1998)
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Dee Benson, right, Patrick Morris, second from right, David Fisher, and Shawn Earll, left, take a test spin on the new "Inverter" ride on the Midway of the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson September 10, 1998. The ride was made by Chance Industries in Wichita, Kan., and is making it's debut in Kansas at the State Fair this week. The men on the ride spent most of the day assembling it so it would be ready for the start of the fair. (1998)
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Susan Goans cheers for her son, Lonnie Goans, while he accepted first place for his class in the arm wrestling tournament at the Kansas State Fair. (1999)
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Jimmy Godfrey, left, and Hallie Hedrick, better known at the fair as Billy Bob Ray and Ellie Mae, run the Pig Races at the Kansas State Fair. Hedrick and Godfrey have been all over the country entertaining fair goers with pig racing. (1999)
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Darlene Barr, of Cottonwood Falls (left), and Dava Carrell, of Winfield, investigate the piecing on a quilt while judging at the Kansas State Fair. (1999)
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Clete Schauf rolls a wheel to be mounted on a Zimmatic center pivot irrigation unit he was helping assemble for the 96 Agri Sales display at the Kansas State Fair. (1999)
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Rick Campbell of Nickerson, Kan., tethers himself to a tent pole while washing the top of a tent that will house a petting zoo at the Kansas State Fair. (1999)
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Phil Scott demonstrates skipping rope on a log during the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack demonstration in Gottschalk Park at the Kansas State Fair. (2000)
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Jeff Colborn takes a peek through a curtain to get a good glimpse of his daughter, Shelby, as she shows sheep at the Kansas State Fair. (2000)
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Kelli Defreese and her 9-year-old son, Andrew, soar high over the Kansas State Fair and hold on for life during a wild ride on the Power Surge. (2001)
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Joel Premont of Holyoke. Ma., puts letters into a marquee that will go over his booth at the Kansas State Fair. (2002)
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Chris Jeffery from Solomon, KS adds another token while playing "Racers Edge" along the Midway at the Kansas State Fair. (2003)
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J.A. Withrow left from Burden, KS along with Conner, middle, and Abby, right, Washburn from Hutchinson, KS sit inside the Professional Arts Building to take a break on Sunday at the Kansas State Fair. (2003)
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