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INTERIOR OF AGRICULTURE HALL AT BILL KING'S FAIR Garden plants and decorations are on display around a fountain.
Order No. BR0063 Comments Download original scan (TIFF)		Address: Minnehaha Ave at 38th Ave S Mpls MN View: Interior Format: neg Year: circa 1879 1880 Decade: 1870s 1880s Name(s):  King, William S. Subject(s):  Agriculture Hall (Minneapolis, Minn.) Bill Kings Fair Fairgrounds Buildings Fairs Fountains Garden Ornaments and Furniture Ornamental Plants
CROWDS AT THE 20-MILE 'WOMENS RACE' AT BILL KING'S FAIR Race would seem to be a horse race with women jockeys, though this is not positive.
Order No. BR0156 Comments Download original scan (TIFF)		Neighborhood: Longfellow Address: Minnehaha Ave near 30th Ave S Mpls MN View: Cityscape Format: neg Year: 1880 Decade: 1870s 1880s Name(s):  King, William (Col) Subject(s):  Bill Kings Fair Carriages Fairgrounds Buildings Hats Horse Racing (?) Racetracks Racing
RACETRACK CROWD AT BILL KING'S FAIR Taken from inside the track looking toward the grandstand.
Order No. BR0919 Comments Download original scan (TIFF)		Neighborhood: Longfellow Address: Minnehaha Ave near 38th Ave S Mpls MN View: Cityscape Format: neg Decade: 1870s 1880s 1890s Name(s):  King, William (Col) Subject(s):  Bill Kings Fair Crowds Draft Horses Fairgrounds Buildings Fences Horse Racing Racetracks
A HOT AIR BALLOON AT BILL KING'S FAIR Balloon is filled but still on the ground. Fair was during the Agricultural and Mechanical Association Exhibition.
Order No. BR0961 Comments Download original scan (TIFF)		Neighborhood: Longfellow Address: Minnehaha Ave at 38th Ave S Mpls MN View: Still Life Cityscape Format: neg Year: circa 1878 Decade: 1870s Name(s):  King, William (Col) Subject(s):  Balloons (Aircraft) Bill Kings Fair Crowds Fairgrounds Buildings Fairs
CROWDS AT BILL KING'S FAIR Crowd is milling about behind the grandstand. Note streetlight at bottom right.
Order No. BR0963 Comments Download original scan (TIFF)		Neighborhood: Longfellow Address: Minnehaha Ave at 38th Ave S Mpls MN View: Aerial Cityscape Format: neg Year: 1878 Decade: 1870s Name(s):  King, William (Col) Subject(s):  Bill Kings Fair Crowds Fairgrounds Buildings Grandstands Streetlights Windmills
FILLING A HOT AIR BALLOON AT BILL KING'S FAIR Balloon is partially filled but still on the ground. Other baloons are on the ground waiting to be filled. Fair was during the Agricultural and Mechanical Association Exhibition.
Order No. M0569 Comments Download original scan (TIFF)		Neighborhood: Longfellow Address: Minnehaha Ave at 38th Ave S Mpls MN View: Still Life Cityscape Format: neg Year: circa 1878 Decade: 1870s Name(s):  King, William (Col) Subject(s):  Balloons (Aircraft) Bill Kings Fair Crowds Fairs Grandstands