Waverly Newspaper. Post card. Bremer County Fair. A crowd gathers to watch bears perform in a ring. The crowd is standing on the race track. Two attractions at the 1911 fair were the performing polar bears and champion lady swimmer Cora Beckwith. There is a woman in the crowd directly in front of the Cora Fair sign. A few woman to the left of the stage and one brave girl just below the left corner of the stage. Otherwise the crowd fir this event seems to be predominately men.
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Waverly Newspaper. Post card. Bremer County Fair. A crowd gathers to watch bears perform in a ring. The crowd is standing on the race track. Two attractions at the 1911 fair were the performing polar bears and champion lady swimmer Cora Beckwith. There is a woman in the crowd directly in front of the Cora Fair sign. A few woman to the left of the stage and one brave girl just below the left corner of the stage. Otherwise the crowd fir this event seems to be predominately men.
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 89N0036. Article about this was in Waverly Democrat Thursday September 14th 1911- Nick McCumber