Midway Cafe concession stand at a fair, circa 1950
| Description: |
A man and women wearing aprons post at the Midway Cafe stand. This is probably at the Indiana State Fair since it was acquired with image ia-0001-3532. The woman to the right is owner Katherine Newberry and the young man appears to be her son Earl Newberry and the woman in the center is her daughter Alverta (Newbury) Troxell.The Midway Cafe cookhouse was operated by Harry E. and Katherine Katie Newberry, carnival concessionairs who traveled through central, eastern, and southern states. It was at the Indiana State Fair for many years. [Source: Indianapolis News, February 13, 1953, p. 8; the photos of the people were confirmed by their portraits on ancestry.com.] |
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| Origin: | 1950, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/87A2B30D-C421-494F-A149-986703812110 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
United States |
| Subjects: |
Joan Hostetler Collection Food vendors Cafes Fairs |
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