Tacoma Day at the Western Washington Fair, Puyallup. View of crowd walking around littered fairgrounds. Two women, in center, wear tiny prize-type straw hats. Sign on building "See Tacoma 50 years ago." (T. Times)

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Tacoma Day at the Western Washington Fair, Puyallup. A rider allows two young boys to hold a horse's bridle rope. Barns, automobiles and a Puyallup Laundry truck in background.

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Over 56,000 people flocked to the Westen Washington Fair in Puyallup on Tacoma Day in September of 1937. Three little visitors, Tommy Veale and Bobby Glover of Bremerton and Patricia Ruth Gray of Tacoma were given instructions by attendant Clayton Osborne on how to drive a toy fire engine on the canvas-top, merry-go-round auto ride.

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Tacoma Day at the Western Washington Fair, Puyallup. View of capacity crowd in grandstand. Designated fair days encouraged citizens to set record-breaking attendance for their city. On Tacoma Day, over 56,000 attended, handily beating Seattle's 26,000+ on their Day. Schoolchildren got the day off to attend and have fun. (T. Times, 9/23/27 p. 1)

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As always, on Tacoma Day in 1937, food was a major part of the fun at the Puyallup Fair. The teenage and pre-teen students enjoying ice cream bars at a fair concession stand are (l to r) Lief Washburn, Shirley Hamblin, Beverly Anderson, Marjorie Duskie (the tall girl behind Beverly), Geraldine Anderson and Frances Alexander. The girl at the far right in the print dress was not identified. The turnstile registered over 56,000 fair goers on Tacoma Day, September 22, 1937 at the Western Washington Fair. (T.Times, 9/23/1937, p.1)

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Tacoma Day at the Western Washington Fair, Puyallup. Paul Brachard, Tarzan in films, holds two children in his arms at the fair's "joy zone" where he's appearing as a wrestler. (T. Times, 9/23/1937, p.1)

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Mr. Chilson presented a huge display of dahlias at the Puyallup Fair in 1948. The flower types range from cactus to ball, anemone, water lily, pompon and decorative. The bouquets are arranged in baskets, vases and pots.

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Fair booth, windows and overall, Carstens Packing Company, Mr. White. Carstens provided a large window display at the Puyallup Fair with labels for all the meats and cuts of meats shown. The two middle panels feature the processed foods made by the company: hot dogs, sausages, summer sausages and canned beef and gravy, corned beef hash, and chili con carne. The company advertised having locations in Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane.

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Western Washington Fair grandstand. The Tacoma Federal Band plays a musical piece directed by Joe Rausch during the 1938 Tacoma Day at the fair.

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Western Washington Fair in Puyallup. Wide angle view of fairgrounds showing amusement area. Grand Whip ride on left and Auto Shooter building on right. Large crowd, more rides, fair buildings, and Puyallup residential area in background.

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A crowd views exhibits in one of the many halls at the 1940 Puyallup Fair. In the background are advertising posters by Bone Dry Shoes.

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On Tacoma Day, September 18,1940, at the Western Washington Fair in Puyallup, a large crowd has gathered in the midway area.

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Crowds filled the midway on September 18th for Tacoma Day at the 1940 Puyallup Fair. While some fairgoers waited their turn to ride the swings or the "Pretzel," others took a chance at one of the games of luck or skill. The 41st annual Western Washington Fair in Puyallup had a midway of 10 acres, crowded with every type of ride, side show and carnival attraction. The fair ran from September 16-22 but the highlight for most Tacomans was Wednesday, September 18th, when 42,500 of them passed through the gates.

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Look Mom - No hands! The boys in the front car of the wooden roller coaster at the 1940 Puyallup Fair released the security bar as they plummeted down one of the big drops on the thrilling ride. The roller coaster was just one of more than 25 rides on the 10 acre midway of the 41st annual Western Washington Fair in Puyallup. On September 18,1940, Tacoma Day at the fair, local school kids were out for the day and ready for some heart pounding action. TPL-2541 (T. Times 9/16/1940, pg. 1; 9/19/1940, pg. 1)

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1941 Western Washington Fair at Puyallup. A little girl with ringlets, cradled in a man's arms, seems unimpressed with the doll on a stick being shown to her by a fair vendor. The man is smiling although the child is not. (T. Times)

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1941 Western Washington Fair at Puyallup. These children had a special treat while at the Western Washington Fair on September 18, 1941, as they circled a ring on ponies as parents and other family members looked on. (T.Times)

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Presented by Evergreen Speedway Slamfest was a new event at the 2008 Spring Fair in Puyallup, taking place in the grandstand infield. This was the rollover contest. The object was to see how many times the car could roll over once it left the ramp.

Presented by Evergreen Speedway Slamfest was a new event at the 2008 Spring Fair in Puyallup, taking place in the grandstand infield. These cars were doing their best to come out on top in this race.

Presented by Evergreen Speedway Slamfest was a new event at the 2008 Spring Fair in Puyallup, taking place in the grandstand infield. These cars were doing their best to come out on top in this race.

Presented by Evergreen Speedway Slamfest was a new event at the 2008 Spring Fair in Puyallup, taking place in the grandstand infield.

Presented by Evergreen Speedway Slamfest was a new event at the 2008 Spring Fair in Puyallup, taking place in the grandstand infield.

Presented by Evergreen Speedway Slamfest was a new event at the 2008 Spring Fair in Puyallup, taking place in the grandstand infield.

Presented by Evergreen Speedway Slamfest was a new event at the 2008 Spring Fair in Puyallup, taking place in the grandstand infield. The final race here is the Slamfest, and cars slam into each other to try to stall the other cars' engines out. The last car still running wins!

Presented by Evergreen Speedway Slamfest was a new event at the 2008 Spring Fair in Puyallup, taking place in the grandstand infield. The final race here is the Slamfest, and cars slam into each other to try to stall the other cars' engines out. The last car still running wins!

Thrivefest was a new event at the Spring Fair in Puyallup. This youth event, held in the grandstand infield on Friday, April 18 featured Christian rock group Stellar Kart and a variety of activites including inflatables, games and prizes to win. Flat-screen TVs, iPods, Wii were some of the items youngsters and teens could win.

Thrivefest was a new event at the Spring Fair in Puyallup. This youth event, held in the grandstand infield on Friday, April 18 featured Christian rock group Stellar Kart and a variety of activites including inflatables, games and prizes to win. Flat-screen TVs, iPods, Wii were some of the items youngsters and teens could win. This young man is trying to stay on the inflatable bull.

Thrivefest was a new event at the Spring Fair in Puyallup. This youth event, held in the grandstand infield on Friday, April 18 featured Christian rock group Stellar Kart and a variety of activites including inflatables, games and prizes to win. Flat-screen TVs, iPods, Wii were some of the items youngsters and teens could win. These young ladies are racing through an inflatable obstacle course.

Thrivefest was a new event at the Spring Fair in Puyallup. This youth event, held in the grandstand infield on Friday, April 18 featured Christian rock group Stellar Kart and a variety of activites including inflatables, games and prizes to win. Flat-screen TVs, iPods, Wii were some of the items youngsters and teens could win. These young men are racing through an inflatable obstacle course.

Thrivefest was a new event at the Spring Fair in Puyallup. This youth event, held in the grandstand infield on Friday, April 18 featured Christian rock group Stellar Kart and a variety of activites including inflatables, games and prizes to win. Flat-screen TVs, iPods, Wii were some of the items youngsters and teens could win.The climbing wall was one of many activities for young people.

Thrivefest was a new event at the Spring Fair in Puyallup. This youth event, held in the grandstand infield on Friday, April 18 featured Christian rock group Stellar Kart and a variety of activites including inflatables, games and prizes to win. Flat-screen TVs, iPods, Wii were some of the items youngsters and teens could win.The climbing wall was one of many activities for young people.