The Big E: Eastern States Exposition
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Hardcover/History 130 pages English Sep 05, 2016
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The Eastern States Agricultural and Industrial Exposition was founded more than a century ago to promote the agricultural and industrial development of the eastern states. Held at the fairgrounds in West Springfield, Massachusetts, the inaugural event was the National Dairy Show in 1916, followed by what would become known as The Big E, the combined state fair of the six New England states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Weathering floods, hurricanes, the Great Depression, and two world wars, it is currently one of the largest fairs in North America, with an attendance of over 1.3 million fairgoers in 2015. With photographs spanning the past century from exposition archives, area residents, and his own collection, author David Cecchi presents a fascinating visual history of what he refers to as the fair. "
- Author:
- David Cecchi
- Publisher:
- Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
- Publication Date:
- Sep 05, 2016
- Number of pages:
- 130 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover/History
- ISBN-10:
- 1540200353
- ISBN-13:
- 9781540200358