Collection Timeline

1950 to 1950

1950
A "Welcome" to Dairy Days newspaper article. Dairy Days in 1950 was on May 26th and May 27th.
Future Farmers of America float. One sign reads "Farming for the Future."
Betty, Ava/Eva, and Lana sit on top of the Purina Chow float.
Float with a young woman with a sign "Upper Fairview" being driven by a tractor.
A flowered float for the Meridian Athletic Association pulled by a tractor, along with the Ada County Dairymen's Association.
Float pulled by a possible Bel Air, along with a shield and 48 star flag.
Float with women and children and a lion statue
A float being pulled by a tractor. A couple children are riding, the boy is wearing cowboy gear.
A float shaped as the state of Idaho. Riding the float is a young woman, perhaps a beauty queen. The float is being pulled by a tractor.
The Methodist Church's Sunday School float. Riding are a group of men and women who appear to be singing. The float is titled "The Source of Strength."
The Farm Bureau Federation float. Riding are men and live cows. The float is pulled by a tractor. "Goal for 1950 - 1,500,000. Now 10,000 members in Idaho."
"Congratulations Meridian Dairy Show" advertisement from Fairbanks-Morse Irrigation.
A two-horse team pulling a plow with bags of grain.
Several young ladies riding a float. The float is unidentified, but one of the ladies is holding a floral-covered plow.
A carriage being pulled by a team of horses.
The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Dealership float. A Harley-Davidson motorcycle is riding atop the float.
A young lady riding a float with "Amity" lettering. She is holding a parasol. The float is pulled by an automobile.
A man and woman riding bicycles adorned with ribbons. Spectators look on in the background.
A milk hauler drives his truck filled with milk cans. A boy rides atop the cans while another man walks beside the truck.
A large procession of Dairymen's Association trucks approach King Street in Meridian.
"A Hearty Welcome to the Dairy Show" advertisement from Meridian Hardware
"Welcome to the Meridian Dairy Show" advertisement from Davis Store and Station
A dark horse pulling a carriage that has signs on it, promoting the rodeo.
Dairying float, "Dairying: America's Most Stable and Profitable Industry."
A young girl and woman sit on a float with a sign for the Business and Professional Women's Club.
Miss Dorothy Bridge is on a beauty float, fit for the Queen of the Dairy Show.
The boat float, named Butterfat, has a 48 star United States flag, along with a cow in the back.