Miniature cows, many of which grow to 45 inches or less in height, are...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The popularity of miniature cattle is on the rise due to their compatibility with small acreage farms. Miniature breeds were created b... More
A stately elk is, to many fairgoers, a surprise attraction inside the ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Judging Shropshire sheep. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Parking ground at Iowa State Fair. Des Moines, Iowa
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Hog auction. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Young goats collect wood chips in their fleece, and human onlookers pa...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Audience at old-time fiddlers' contest. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, I...
Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Parking ground at Iowa State Fair. Des Moines, Iowa
Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Demonstration plot of hybrid corn planted at Iowa State Fair. Des Moin...
Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tent city. Farmers and exhibitors live here for duration of Iowa State...
Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Judging Poland China boars. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural farming landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, farmers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Amid the welter of amusement rides and sideshow attractions, food boot...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Juliana Bourne of Urbandale, Iowa (left), and Ellen Westhoff of Mount ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Their horse, Bailey, is calm and collected through it all. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 d... More
There are a lot of dairy farms in the rural Midwest state of Iowa, as ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Audience at old-time fiddlers' contest. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, I...
Public domain photograph of a crowd, event, meeting, demonstration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ferris wheels, giant vertical revolving wheels with passenger cars sus...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as a landmark for the 1893 World's Columbi... More
Farm equipment is turned into (somewhat scary) art at the annual Iowa ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
A bull makes his exit from the show ring at the annual Iowa State Fair...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Farmers examine new corn picker at Iowa State Fair. Des Moines, Iowa
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Amid the welter of amusement rides and sideshow attractions, food boot...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Farmer examines new corn picker. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
There are a lot of dairy farms in the rural Midwest state of Iowa, as ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The tradition of creating a butter sculpture in the shape of a dairy cow for the fair dates to 1911. The creation starts with a wood, ... More
A young Iowan's prize-winning arts-and-crafts display inside the 4-H p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. 4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential. Its name is a refere... More
Enticing sideshow booth at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital c...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Farmers examine new corn picker at Iowa State Fair. Des Moines, Iowa
Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A young sheep collects wood chips in its fleece, and human onlookers p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Prizewinning hogs at Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
A Ferris wheel; a giant vertical revolving wheel with passenger cars s...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as a landmark for the 1893 World's Columbi... More
Not surprisingly in the largely rural Midwest state, tractors play a p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Tent city. Farmers and exhibitors live here for duration of Iowa State...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Spectators at judging of Poland China boars. Iowa State Fair, Des Moin...
Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Prize fruit inside the 4-H pavilion at the annual Iowa State Fair in t...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. 4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential. Its name is a refere... More
Marco Pena is about to delight the passing crowd with their wizardry w...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Farmers looking at prizewinning hogs. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iow...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A carousel ride, often fondly called a "merry-go-round," at the annual...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Scene from the downtown Des Moines, Iowa, parade marking the opening o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This human in bird's clothing could easily be confused with the Iowa Hawkeye, which is the State University of Iowa's mascot. But he, ... More
Not surprisingly in the largely rural Midwest state, tractors play a p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Scene from the downtown Des Moines, Iowa, parade marking the opening o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Judging 4-H Club pigs. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
An owner or handler leads a horse into the barn at the annual Iowa Sta...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
A stately elk is, to many fairgoers, a surprise attraction inside the ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amid the welter of amusement rides and sideshow attractions, food boot...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Not surprisingly in the largely rural Midwest state, tractors play a p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Amid the welter of amusement rides and sideshow attractions, food boot...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Enticing sideshow booth at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital c...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Judging 4-H Club pigs. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Audience at old-time fiddlers' contest. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, I...
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Original negative missing. Title and other information from caption card. Electronic surrogate made from item with the same number in the LC-USF34 seri... More
Spectators at auto races. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Public domain photograph of 1930s cars, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A stately elk is, to many fairgoers, a surprise attraction inside the ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Scene from the downtown Des Moines, Iowa, parade marking the opening o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This human in bird's clothing could easily be confused with the Iowa Hawkeye, which is the State University of Iowa's mascot. But he, ... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Farmers looking at prizewinning hogs. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iow...
Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Scene from the downtown Des Moines, Iowa, parade marking the opening o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Not surprisingly in the largely rural Midwest state, tractors play a p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Judging Poland China boars. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A topiary, or shrub ornamentally pruned, in the shape of a cow at the ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amid the welter of amusement rides and sideshow attractions, food boot...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Already carefully groomed, a sheep gets a good washing prior to its ap...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
A lamb collects wood chips in its fleece, and human onlookers passing ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Already carefully groomed, a sheep gets a good washing prior to its ap...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amid the welter of amusement rides and sideshow attractions, food boot...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Scene from the downtown Des Moines, Iowa, parade marking the opening o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
A stately elk is, to many fairgoers, a surprise attraction inside the ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Children lead their horse into the barn at the annual Iowa State Fair ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Enticing sideshow booth at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital c...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
A topiary, or shrub ornamentally pruned, in the shape of a cow at the ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Juliana Bourne of Urbandale, Iowa (left), and Ellen Westhoff of Mount ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Their horse, Bailey, is calm and collected through it all. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 d... More
A stately elk is, to many fairgoers, a surprise attraction inside the ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
A Sicilian mini-donkey, owned by Olivia Hanlon of Madrid, Iowa, is a c...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Most of these animals are specifically raised to be human pets. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Scene from the downtown Des Moines, Iowa, parade marking the opening o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
A reluctant bull gets a tug onto a platform in the show ring at the an...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Scene from the downtown Des Moines, Iowa, parade marking the opening o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
A young Iowan's prize-winning arts-and-crafts display inside the 4-H p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. 4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential. Its name is a refere... More
Enticing sideshow booth at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital c...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Scene from the downtown Des Moines, Iowa, parade marking the opening o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Prize corncobs inside the 4-H pavilion at the annual Iowa State Fair i...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. 4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential. Its name is a refere... More
Prize corncobs inside the 4-H pavilion at the annual Iowa State Fair i...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. 4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential. Its name is a refere... More
Judging Shropshire sheep. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hog auction. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Amid the welter of amusement rides and sideshow attractions, food boot...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
A young Iowan's prize-winning arts-and-crafts display inside the 4-H p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. 4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential. Its name is a refere... More
Prize corncobs inside the 4-H pavilion at the annual Iowa State Fair i...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. 4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential. Its name is a refere... More
A young Iowan's prize-winning arts-and-crafts display inside the 4-H p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. 4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential. Its name is a refere... More
A highly ornamental Silver-Laced Polish chicken is a popular curiosity...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Enticing sideshow booth at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital c...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Marco Pena is about to delight the passing crowd with their wizardry w...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More
Spectators at judging of Poland China boars. Iowa State Fair, Des Moin...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Demonstration plot of hybrid corn planted at Iowa State Fair. Des Moin...
Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More
Not surprisingly in the largely rural Midwest state, tractors play a p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Amusement-park ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. First organized in 1854 in the town of Fairfield, the event, held over 11 days and attended by more than 1 million Iowans and visitors... More