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Resources Updated: June 21, 2008


Advertisements:
Playland ad from 1977 PNE booklet

Books:
Butte's Pride ~ The Columbia...
Dear Old Nat...Sokane's Playground
Doin' The Puyallup
Harry G. Traver: Legends of Terror
Images of America Vanishing Seattle
Memories of Columbia Gardens
Once Upon A Time In Playland
The Enchanted Forest And Its...
Great American Amusement Parks
The Incredibla Scream Machine
The Pacific National Exhibition

Calendars
On The Midway ~ Puyallup Fair 2007

DVDs and Videos
Remember When: Nat Park
Remembering The Columbia...
Great Old Amusement Parks
PNE ~ 1958

Magazines
Roller Coaster #47 ~ Fall 1993
Sunset Magazine ~ July 1976
Unwind Sunday Magazine 2007

Souvineer Fair Programs:
Rip Snortin'-Fun! 1983
Whooopitup 1977
The Western Washington Fair 1973
50th Western Washington Fair...

Paintings:
The Fun Forest

Photos and Postcards:
Old Mill and Caterpillar Ride
Puyallup Coaster and Rides 1930's


50th Western Washington Fair ~
1953 Souvineer Booklet

1953 Puyallup Fair booklet thumbnail

Synopsis:
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the fair offered photos and history of its past in this 1953 souvineer booklet. The Douglas Greater Shows was the traveling carnival that did business with the fair. Earl O. Douglas known as "Mr. Fairway" was the carnival's manager who also owned the Philadelphia Toboggon Carousel. This was prior to when Bob Bollinger purchased it who later donated it to the fair as a permanent structure. This was also the year that the fair boasted the Fairway area as "Sunday School" since it was carefully policed, supervised and clean.

Copyright 1953 by The Western Washington Fair