Carousel at Street Fair, 1904

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Creator

Milton Reesor, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

A photo featuring a merry-go-round at a street fair that took place in St. Marys in June of 1904. The ride is underneath the tent-like structure and fair-goers are gathered around. Most of the women are holding parasols, shielding themselves from the sun. The fair was set up by Fontaine-Manley Carnival Co., a traveling carnival company. The fair featured a number of attractions including sideshows, a ferris wheel, a cinematograph (an early motion-picture projector), and a palace of illusions.

Milton Reesor, a local amateur photographer, took this photograph. The tower of the fire hall can be seen in the distance on the left side of the photo and the Queen Street bridge is on the far right.

Notes

Condition: Excellent - Image is very clear. Only minor discolouration. Tiny white blemish near centre of photo. Album page is in excellent condition.

Inscriptions

"Merry-Go-Round at Street Fair. June '04"

Date of Original

June 1904

Dimensions

Width: 18.3 cm
Height: 22.9 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 13.4cm
Image Height: 7cm

Subject(s)

Events
Fairs
Leisure
Merry-go-rounds

Corporate Name(s)

Fontaine-Manley Carnival Company

Local identifier

reesor185

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Dan O'Toole

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Recommended Citation

"Carousel at Street Fair, 1904", St. Marys Museum, reesor185.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

Terms of Use

Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.

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