Looking for Old Wayne County Fair Win Pictures
Posted in General by webmaster on 11/06/2009As part of an ongoing research project about the Wayne County Fair, located in Wooster, Ohio, it was discovered that we have had horse racing at the Fair since 1869.
I have asked a number of people when it became popular to hire a photographer and take a picture of the winning horse? When did the idea of a win picture come into vogue? When did a win picture photographer show up at the Wayne County Fair: 1920's, 1940's, 1960's? Nobody seems to remember, or know.If you are, or were, a racehorse owner, driver, or trainer, please look at your collection of win photographs and see if you have a picture of a winning racehorse at the Wayne County Fair, and please send me the date of the picture, as i am looking for the oldest surviving photograph! If you have a win picture from the Wayne County Fair you would be willing to share (i would copy it to make a computer file out of it and return it to you), please contact me.