Early Multnomah County Fair
1908
Black and white photo of the 1908 Multnomah County Fair. Building with banners on the front, three tents in landscape. Sign to the right of the building says "GRANGE | HEADQUARTERS." Two wagons with horses in front and to right side of building. Other people and horses in front and to side. Tree covered hills behind (Wallula Heights). View is looking west. Handwritten on upper right corner of photo "first fair-1908 | at the present | location" White border around photo.
More about this item
- Identifier
- ghs0212
- Description
- Black and white photo of the 1908 Multnomah County Fair. Building with banners on the front, three tents in landscape. Sign to the right of the building says "GRANGE | HEADQUARTERS." Two wagons with horses in front and to right side of building. Other people and horses in front and to side. Tree covered hills behind (Wallula Heights). View is looking west. Handwritten on upper right corner of photo "first fair-1908 | at the present | location" White border around photo.
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Date
- 1908
- Subject
- Multnomah County Fair
- Gresham Grange Farmers' groups
- Fairs
- Provenance
- The Multnomah County Fair originated in 1907 as an agricultural fair organized by the Gresham Grange. The original location, on the bank of Johnson Creek behind the Grange Hall, was unsuitable for a fairground due to stumps and uneven ground; in 1908, the fair moved to a plot directly west of the Downtown Gresham business district. It occurred annually in the same location through 1969.
- Type
- StillImage
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Print, Photographic
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
Part of Early Multnomah County Fair
