This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Space age State Fair ready for blast off
Syracuse gears up for the 1969 New York State Fair opening next Tuesday August 26 in Syracuse. The seven day event centers on the future with Apollo 11 related exhibits, extensive sports, arts, entertainment and industry displays. Organizers expect attendance to surpass last year’s 563 815 with top names like Frank Sinatra Jr Anita Bryant Victor Borge and Bill Anderson plus a Labor Day stock car and harness horse racing program and prize money near 600 000. The fair runs August 26 through Labor Day featuring Youth Days first two days and a full slate of horse shows auto demos 4 H displays and a space age focus highlighted by Miss Electra and NASA exhibits.
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Syracuse
Frank Sinatra, Jr
Anita Bryant
Victor Borge
Golddigers
George Kirby
Bill Anderson
LeRoy van Dyke
Eldon Daniels
Progress
Electra
NASA
Gruman Aircraft Engineering Corp
New York Telephone Co
Telstar