Harry Mantel’s Vignettes: State Fair
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This Harry Mantel Vignette presents scenes from the Wisconsin State Fair. This quickly edited footage captures crowds of people meandering through the fairgrounds reveling in a variety of state fair food, amusement rides and sporting events.
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1970
Cfa collection: Harry Mantel Collection
Notes: The footage opens to a welcome sign titled ‘Wisconsin State Fair’. The film goes on to portray swaths of people strolling through the fair grounds under the blazing sun. The following sequence of images feature a couple leisurely walking hand in hand, children enjoying cotton candy and corn on the cob. Memebrs of the U.S. national guard are briefly pictured as well as patrons engaging in a variety of carnival games.; Next, the footage quickly portrays a rambunctious marching band in a parade before changing scenes to an arena where a car race is taking place.The footage concludes with evening depictions of the spinning carnival rides decorated in colorful, flickering lights.
Subjects: Events; Family recreation; Marching bands; Parades and processions; Games; Amusement parks
Places: North America > United States > Wisconsin
Language: English
Cfa elements: Distribution Print, 115 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/16666
Cfa collection: Harry Mantel Collection
Notes: The footage opens to a welcome sign titled ‘Wisconsin State Fair’. The film goes on to portray swaths of people strolling through the fair grounds under the blazing sun. The following sequence of images feature a couple leisurely walking hand in hand, children enjoying cotton candy and corn on the cob. Memebrs of the U.S. national guard are briefly pictured as well as patrons engaging in a variety of carnival games.; Next, the footage quickly portrays a rambunctious marching band in a parade before changing scenes to an arena where a car race is taking place.The footage concludes with evening depictions of the spinning carnival rides decorated in colorful, flickering lights.
Subjects: Events; Family recreation; Marching bands; Parades and processions; Games; Amusement parks
Places: North America > United States > Wisconsin
Language: English
Cfa elements: Distribution Print, 115 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/16666
Sources
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Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09