Cawker City Fair poster with balloons

Aerial adventures were used to entice people to attend the Cawker City Fair in 1889. Parachuting was only beginning to gain mass appeal when fair organizer put it front and center.

Fairs have been a mainstay in Kansas since before it was a state. Counties sought to draw in visitors with fair posters advertising races, grand exhibits, and livestock. To learn more about fair posters please visit: https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/fair-posters/10124