At the Fair, X: Pig Pictures

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At the Fair, IX: Avalanche

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More than twenty years ago I did two separate long term projects on a traveling carnival (one in color the other in b&w). There was a pretty big carnival section at the Goshen Fair, and I still find the interplay of carnival equipment, workers, and patrons to be endlessly fascinating.

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At the Fair, VIII: Judging Ring

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The competition class right now is for Nigerian Dwarf Goats. According to the judge, both ewes are outstanding specimens. On the outside of the barn there's a notice of a pair of kids for sale.

At the Fair, VII: Along the Midway

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At The Fair, VI, Ride that Bull!

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At the Fair V, Ready to Show

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At the Fair IV, Kiddie Ride

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At the Fair III, Finishing Touches

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Last grooming before the show ring.

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At the Fair II, Heifer in a...

Goshen, CT, 9/7/09

She just really wanted to see what was inside the sales tent. Another vendor, watching from the trailer in back, began to laugh and said, "I've heard of a bull in a china shop, but..."

At the Fair I, Poultry Barn

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A little after eight in the morning, Labor Day 2009. Visitors are just beginning to trickle through the gate and at the poultry shed a little boy finishes up bringing water to the ducks.