North Carolina State Fair, c.1940's [DVD.43/VT.30]

From the collections of the State Archives of North Carolina. Call Number: DVD.43 (copy of VT.30). This untitled film footage was shot by an amateur photographer at the North Carolina State Fair sometime during the 1940s. It shows animal acts, car races, stunt driving, the midway with burlesque shows, and other fair events. The State Archives of North Carolina, part of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, has both VHS video and digital copies of this footage available to the public.

[@newday-mi7ss]

Wow lots of great entertainment there at the 1940s State Fair

[@susannesmith7350]

Nc state fair has founded in 1853

[@garyh4458]

I am glad they found it.

[@carrieob]

Is this at the fairgrounds in Raleigh? I saw a building that looked familiar at about 4:18 :)

[@denniskeith8725]

That is the entrance to the Commerce Building on Hillsborough Street. It is still being used today.