From 1936 to 1983 the Dallas Museum of Art was located in Fair Park and usually saw its highest attendance during the State Fair.
Here, with museum guard Teddy Farrell, are two of the more than 90,000 people who visited the Museum during the 1953 Texas State Fair.
big tex pointing to the swiss sky ride
Nick DeWolf, Texas State Fair, 1977
Additional credit to archivist Steve Lundeen for his exhaustive Nick DeWolf photo archive where you can (and should) view the full set of DeWolf’s 1977 fair photos
Spirit of the Centennial sculpture by Raoul Josett and Jose Martin outside the Hall of Administration Building, now the Women’s Museum
Nick DeWolf, Texas State Fair, 1977
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car show girl in a 1978 cadillac seville inside the auto building
Nick DeWolf, Texas State Fair, 1977
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“Strange People” sideshow, featuring acts like the turtle man, the fat man, and other human oddities
Nick DeWolf, Texas State Fair, 1977
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Fletcher’s Corny Dogs concession stand on the midway; Fletcher’s claims to have been the original purveyor of the corny dog in the late 30s, and is still the go-to for corny dogs if you’re going to visit the Texas State Fair, as far as I’m concerned.
Nick DeWolf, Texas State Fair, 1977
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concessionaires selling the “Pink Thing,” a cylindrical cherry flavored ice cream pop, now no longer available at the fair as far as i’m aware
Nick DeWolf, Texas State Fair, 1977
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swing ride on the midway, next to the cotton bowl
Nick DeWolf, Texas State Fair, 1977
(Source: Flickr / dboo)
