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Miniature Train @ Kansas State Fair
No full textA photograph print showing a child (Francis Kelley, son of the photographer) riding a miniature train, lettered C&NW, at the 1938 Kansas State Fair, Topeka, KS
Miniature Train 904 @ Kansas State Fair
No full textA photograph print showing a miniature train, lettered for the "Milwaukee Road", 1940 Kansas State Fair, Topeka, KS
Postcard: Watching the Races, Kansas State Fair
Get PDFThis black and white photographic postcard features the horse races at the Kansas State Fair. People line the fences watching the horses and drivers on carts race on the track. Buildings are in the background. Tents are in the foreground. Written text is in the center of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/1461/thumbnail.jp
Sunflower Energy Works Display at the Kansas State Fair
No full textThis color photograph features the Sunflower Energy Works display at Kansas State Fair in 1985. Full resolution copies of this file are not available.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/harvey/3087/thumbnail.jp
Kansas State Fair (373) : July 1, 1971 to June 30, 1972 [1973]
No full textPost Auditor's Opinion -- Annual Audit Report Kansas State Fair Kansas State Fairgrounds - Administration Building -- Index to Exhibits and Schedules -- Comparison of Income to Expenditures of Funds Controlled by the Legislature July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Summary of Appropriations of Funds Controlled by the Legislature July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Comparison of Unencumbered Fee Fund Balances at June 30, 1971 and June 30, 1972 -- Analysis of Receipts and Remittances to the State Treasurer July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Analysis of Receipts and Remittances to the State Treasurer July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Admissions Summary of Receipts July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Concessions Summary of Receipts July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Buildings and Grounds Rental Summary of Receipts July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Analysis of Disbursements for Operations and Capital Improvements July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Departmental Operations Analysis of Disbursements for Salaries and Wages-Fair Week July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Departmental Operations Analysis of Disbursements for Prizes July 1, 1970 to June 30,1972 -- Disbursements for Attractions July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972 -- Disbursements for Capital Outlay July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1972
Postcard: Kansas State Fair South Gate
Get PDFThis black and white photographic postcard features the south gate entrance to the Kansas State Fair. The left side depicts trees and rows of automobiles. A road with people walking runs from the foreground to the background. Buildings and electrical poles are on the right. Written text is on the bottom of the card. Handwriting is on the back of the card.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/1460/thumbnail.jp
Two Highway Patrol Troopers at the Kansas State Fair
No full textThis color photograph features the SEW display at the Kansas State Fair in 1985. Two Highway Patrol troopers, one wearing a mascot outfit, are visiting with children, two men and a woman near the Sunflower Energy Works display. Full resolution copies of this file are not available.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/harvey/3088/thumbnail.jp
BIOSECURITY AND ZOONOTIC DISEASE CHALLENGES AT THE KANSAS STATE FAIR
Get PDFMaster of Public HealthPublic Health Interdepartmental ProgramMichael W. SandersonThe author carried out his field experience in the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health in Manhattan, Kansas from August 2014 to May 2015. The Kansas Department of Agriculture is the oldest agriculture department in the United States. It has as its responsibility, the overall support of agriculture in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) is divided into a number of divisions and programs to carry out its mission. The Division of Animal Health was created in 1969 from a consolidation of the Livestock Sanitary Commission and the State Brand Commission. The Division of Animal Health joined the Kansas Department of Agriculture in 2011. It is comprised of three programs: animal disease control, livestock brands and animal facilities inspection. The Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners also operates under the Division of Animal Health. The Division of Animal Health’s objectives include the securing of public health and safety of the citizens of Kansas through the prevention, control and eradication of infectious diseases and conditions affecting the health of livestock and domestic animals in the state.
The author was involved in several different projects and activities. These included:
1) Biosecurity recommendations for the Kansas State Fair
2) Ebola virus disease table top exercises for state agencies in Kansas,
3) Foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak: Foot and Mouth Disease table-top exercises
4) Low pathogenic avian influenza outbreak table-top exercise
5) One Health Collaboration Gap Analysis.
The author completed a lengthy project (culminating experience) in the development of biosecurity recommendations for the Kansas State Fair. These recommendations dealt with several facets of biosecurity including animal-to-human disease prevention (zoonotic diseases) as well as animal-to-animal disease prevention. The challenge of having large numbers of people at the fair in crowded spaces, combined with thousands of head of livestock and poultry while at the same time encouraging people to consume food and drink, sets up the potential for large outbreaks of zoonotic and/or food borne diseases. In preparing these recommendations, several factors weigh heavily into making practical, science based recommendations to protect the public. These factors include, the positive name of Kansas agriculture (which is show-cased at the fair), aging fair facilities and limited financial budgets. Human behavior also plays a large roll in reducing or increasing the risks of zoonotic disease at the fair or petting zoo. Education of fair visitors is vital to raising awareness that apparently healthy animals can be a source of disease. Facilities for hand washing or hand sanitizing along with promoting the use of these hand hygiene techniques is necessary to reduce the occurrence of zoonotic disease at the fair.
The biosecurity documents were constructed as three different levels of biosecurity: gold (highest), silver (medium) and bronze (lowest level). The intention was that the Kansas State Fair management not be overwhelmed at the prospect of trying to achieve too many changes in a single year of operation. The gold level may not be financially possible the first or second year of improvement and the management could opt for attempting a lower level as opposed to making no biosecurity improvements. These three separate documents appear in their entirety in the Appendix section of this report
Kansas State Fair: Visitor Attributes, Demographics, and Economic Impact Analysis
Get PDFhe Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas is a busy place. The annual State Fair attracts more than 300,000 visitors, almost 700 concessionaires and exhibitors, and over 850 livestock exhibitors, close to 5000 4‐H and FFA participants, about 3000 children in school‐sponsored groups, and numerous other participants. In the off‐season, the Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale, the Hutchinson National Auto Races, the Good Sam Camper Club Samboree, and over 300 smaller events make use of the Fairgrounds facilities and generate income for the Fair organization.
In 2008, The Kansas State Fair contracted with the University of Kansas, Institute for Policy & Social Research, to conduct a multifaceted study. Research questions included: What are the attitudes of visitors to and participants in the Fair and selected Non‐Fair events? What are the demographics of visitors and participants? What attitudes and opinions are held by people who have not attended the Fair? What are the economic impacts of the “tourism” expenditures of Fair and Non‐Fair event visitors? What is the economic impact of the Fair organization itself
The anatomy of teenage cliques: Communication behavior at the 2008 Kansas State Fair and in popular media
Get PDFPaper presented to the 5th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, May 1, 2009.Research completed at the Elliott School of Communication, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesAssumptions are often made about teenagers, and how they interact with one another within groups. These stereotypes are influenced largely by how teenagers are portrayed in the media and popular culture, and are indicative of how teenagers are viewed and characterized by society [1]. This paper reports on a grounded observational study conducted at the 2008 Kansas State Fair. The researcher observed verbal and nonverbal teen relationship behavior within the selfcontained, unrestricted context of the Freak Out ride, where there was minimal presence of parents, teachers, and older authority figures. This context was chosen because it was designed to appeal to teenage participants through the use of popular music, young, attractive carnival workers, targeted games, and daring rides. Comparisons and contrasts will be made between the teenage clique and group relationships observed at the Kansas State Fair, and teenage clique
representations in popular media, specifically TV shows and movies. Findings from this study will also be applied to academic research on teenage friendships, clique behaviors and stereotypes
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