Address: 1400 S. Forty-third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. View of the top of a ride at the Kentucky State Fair. Across the way is a tent advertising acrobats, singers, a midget circus, and athletes. Further along is a carousel and a Ferris wheel....
Merry-go-rounds; Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Amusement rides
Figures of prancing horses, lions, and giraffes adorn the carousel at Fontaine Ferry Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Lines of light bulbs, strategically placed mirrors, and metallic-toned decorations ornament the carousel. Along the edge of the...
Amusement parks; Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement rides
This partially corroded image depicts the alpine slide ride at Fontaine Ferry Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Twin slides end atop two wood-planked raised platforms. A sign painted on the wall shows a hand pointing and the words "way to top of...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Amusement rides
Two men in long-sleeved shirts and caps sit at the front of a set of roller coaster cars. They are each holding on to a metal bar with both hands. The cars are set on white wooden tracks with metal rails.
Ropes with flags and pendants hang across a road where men and women are walking. In the middle of the road is a kiosk with a sign reading "Fool the Guesser." Past that is a building advertising "Giggles / Nuttier than the nut house...
Amusement parks; White City (Louisville, Ky.); Lakes & ponds; Railroads; Canal boats; Amusement rides; Men
Two men standing in front of scenic railway at White City Park in Louisville, Kentucky. An amusement park train engine, a rail car, and a small lagoon with canal boats are behind the men. The Canals of Venice and Fire Show attractions are in the...
Amusement parks; White City (Louisville, Ky.); Lakes & ponds; Railroads; Amusement rides; Roller coasters; Smokestacks
Shoot The Chutes water ride at White City Park in Louisville, Kentucky. In front of the ride is the walkway overlooking the ride and the lagoon. A train track runs alongside the left of the lagoon. The roller coaster is in the background behind the...
Amusement parks; White City (Louisville, Ky.); Lakes & ponds; Railroads; Amusement rides; Roller coasters; Ferris wheels
Building with "Third Degree" sign across top balcony at White City Park in Louisville, Kentucky. A ferris wheel sits between the "Third Degree" and another building. A small portion of the lagoon and train track can be seen in...
Images from the Oldham County Fair, 1941. Views of the fairgrounds, including a Ferris wheel, horses and riders, a flower display, and crowds at the bleachers.
Children riding and exiting a toboggan slide on a lake at Chester Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Only the end of the slide is visible; a pair of children are seen riding on a toboggan near the bottom. A large, apparently wood, building with porches and...
