The Sanders County Fair Zoopraxiscope!*

Welcome to the Sanders County Fair Video and Photo Gallery

 

 

 

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Arial photos of the Fair Grounds, 2006 (provided by Randy Garrison)

 

U-Tube Video of the 2007 Demo Derby, Plains Montana (8 minutes long!)

 

Now that fair season has come to an end, our videos have been put away for the year – but they will return with fresh “fair moments” as things heat up again in 2008.  We will also post photos from our Christmas light show.  We would like to see contributions from our visitors.  If you have digital photos of the 2007 Fair, we would be happy to review them for inclusion on this page.  Should you have a submission, you are welcome to contact us at the fair office.  Use of any material is at the sole discretion of the Fair Board, Fair Management and the Webmaster.  Do not send videos by email.

 

We’ve decided to add an extra treat – it is a song you will not hear on the airways, but it is a piece of the atmosphere of family, friends and community we nurture here in Western Montana.   In Plains, Montana we still love America.   Diamond Rio Song, “In God we Still Trust”.

 

*As an historical note:  The Zoopraxiscope was developed by Mr. Mubridge in England and was first used in 1879 to provide some of the first moving pictures.  He used disks that turned against a backlight which made still photos appear to be animated.  The pictures were viewed through a slit in the machine (the original meaning of a peep show!).  His photography finally proved that a horse at full gallop had all four feet off the ground.  A similar machine was patented by William Lincoln in the United States in 1867.  We hope you enjoy our contribution to the cinema!

 

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