Established in 1856 by the Shelby County Agricultural Society, the Mid-South Fair celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2006. Memphis, known as the cotton capital of the South, depended on agriculture for much of the 19th century, and the fair offered farmers and the general public a venue to learn of new products and to compete with others from the region. Through the Civil War, yellow fever epidemics, and two world wars, the fair has prevailed to become one of the largest in the nation. It has been a part of many lives and formed many memories of rides and rodeos, cotton candy and pronto pups, and that first big drop on the roller coaster. The Mid-South Fair: Celebrating 150 Years brings back those memories through words and photographs, taking the reader back to a time when excitement was only a ride away on an old wooden roller coaster.
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Robert W. Dye is a lifelong Memphian who has worked to document the visual history of Memphis and the surrounding area. Author of Then & Now: Memphis and Images of America: Shelby County, Mr. Dye is currently the chairman of the Mid-South Fair Historical Committee and a member of the Shelby County Historical Commission.
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Mid-South Fair, Tri-State Fair, Shelby County Building, Montgomery Park, Fairest of the Fair, Women's Building, East End, Elvis Presley, Dennis Day, National Dairy Show, East Parkway, Mississippi River, Casino Ballroom, Commercial Appeal, Merchants Building, United States, Creative Arts Center, Frank Fuller, Lone Ranger, Main Street, Mid-South Coliseum, Roy Rogers, Wild Bill Elliot, Anita Wood, Bobbie Harris New!
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Mid-South Fair, Tri-State Fair, Shelby County Building, Montgomery Park, Fairest of the Fair, Women's Building, East End, Elvis Presley, Dennis Day, National Dairy Show, East Parkway, Mississippi River, Casino Ballroom, Commercial Appeal, Merchants Building, United States, Creative Arts Center, Frank Fuller, Lone Ranger, Main Street, Mid-South Coliseum, Roy Rogers, Wild Bill Elliot, Anita Wood, Bobbie Harris New!
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- Shelby County (TN) (Images of America) by Robert W. Dye in Front Matter, page 40, and page 100
- Johnny Cash by Paula Taylor on page 126
- Mississippi Delta (Natural Wonders) by Jason Cooper on page 16
- The Birth of a Nation: D. W. Griffith, director (Rutgers Films in Print) by Robert Lang on page 110
- Elvis Presley by Wallace on page 100
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