Monthly Archives: September 2008

Cowgirls and Calf Roping at the Sesquicentennial

By Deborah Boyer | Published: September 29, 2008
  Not all of the entertainment that took place at the Municipal Stadium during the Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926 focused on pageantry, theater, and music. The Stadium, located near the intersection of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, was built to serve both as a gathering and performing area during the Sesquicentennial and as a venue [...]
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DeWolf Hopper: Sesquicentennial Actor and the Voice of “Casey at the Bat”

By Deborah Boyer | Published: September 22, 2008
In an attempt to draw large crowds to the Sesquicentennial, organizers of the event allocated funds for a pageant entitled “Freedom” to be held at the Stadium near the intersection of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue. Although the pageant was to open on July 3, 1926 and be performed on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings [...]
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Pageantry at the Sesquicentennial

By Deborah Boyer | Published: September 15, 2008
  In an attempt to attract large numbers of visitors, the Sesquicentennial Exposition offered a variety of activities and events. Visitors could tour nearly a million square feet of exhibit space and dozens of different amusements and see everything from a military camp to monkeys to a house displaying nothing but different types of wallpaper. [...]
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