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- Title
Untitled.
- Authors
Ward, Meghan
- Abstract
This article from Kansas History focuses on community events in Kansas, such as fairs, circuses, dances, exhibitions, and contests, that brought rural communities closer together. The article highlights a cow milking contest at the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka, which was first organized in 1880. Limited information is available about the specific photograph, but similar contests were reported in local newspapers. The article also mentions Elsie Krasny, a Topeka native who won multiple milking contests and was appointed as a representative of Kansas in a national contest. Elsie valued her milking skills more than winning beauty contests, believing that being a good milker was a meaningful accomplishment.
- Subjects
JERSEY cattle; BEAUTY contests; STATE fairs; AGRICULTURAL exhibitions
- Publication
Kansas History, 2024, Vol 47, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0149-9114
- Publication type
Article