More 1938 Pictures


Pictures of the 1938 contest were sent to me by Guy Christianson.

An 80-acre site know as the Tent City.

Tent City contain an Indian Village, 48 concession stands, farm machinery, and a replica of Mount Rushmore.

Tent City had corps of physicians, hundreds of police officers, and parking acres for 35,000 cars

Results posted at end of contest.

From Leonard J. Jacobs book Huskers Digest.

One of the contest greatest competitors, calmly but, swiftly “tended to business” in getting the job done of wining National 38. Ted Balko, the Mister Cool of contests, won his second Big Daddy by taking the least deductions. The Redwood County Minnesota shucker picked clean and didn’t leave many ears behind.