1948 Wisconsin State Fair Murals Exhibit Related Resources

To learn more about the 1948 Wisconsin State Fair and Wisconsin's agricultural development see:

• Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin

• Final Reports of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition Organizing Committees, 1948

• Historical Images of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition, August 1948

• Preserving the 'Big Picture' for Wisconsin

  Read the article about the 1948 Centennial Fair Murals featured in the Autumn 2011 Wisconsin Magazine of History.

• Promotional Material Created for the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition

• Rise of Dairy Farming in Wisconsin

• The Wisconsin Century Book

  Official publication of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition, August 7-29, 1948

• Watch the 1937 Film 'The Romance of the Reaper'

  See the development of grain harvesting machines, concentrating on C.H. McCormick's invention of the reaper. A variety of International Harvester farm machines are featured near the end of the film. International Harvester Film Collection (DE 153)