The Big E : Eastern States Exposition / David Cecchi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cecchi, David, author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fairs--Massachusetts--West Springfield--History--Pictorial works.

Fairs.

Eastern States Exposition--History--Pictorial works.

Eastern States Exposition.

Massachusetts--West Springfield.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Pub, [2016]

Summary:

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."

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (page 127).

ISBN:

9781439657492

1439657491