Aug 27, 2015

The Maryland State Fair — with the midway rides and games, past the 4-H building and past the penned-up goat – is widely advertised as the “11 Best Days of Summer.” Here’s a look back at the state fair’s of years past.

: 1956

: 1953

: 1953

: 1951

: 1949

: 1953

: 1939

: 1932

: 1932

: 1952

: 1973

: 1972

: 1972

: 1975

: 1970

: 1970

: 1977

: 1977

: 1977

: 1982

: 1975

: 1975: Billy McFeeley, 11, whose family will run a concession stand at the fair looks on longingly in the right photo at a trailer containing a ride for the midway waiting for it to be unloaded.