Amazing Photos of the Massillon Street Fair in 1898

The Massillon Board of Trade sponsored a spectacular Merchants’ Street Fair in 1898 to feature local businesses. Many grocers, clothiers, manufacturers, and miscellaneous stores set up. There were side shows, performances, and raffles. Unfortunately a fire in several of the booths cut the celebration short.

These amazing photos from Massillon Museum were taken by Stan Baltzly, an amateur photographer that show the street fair in Massillon, Ohio in 1898.

Booths at 1898 Street Fair, 1898

Allman & Putman Dry Goods booth, 1898

Baltzly Drug booth, 1898

Bechtal & Taggart Grocers booth, 1898

Beer booth, 1898

Beer hall, 1898

City Wallpaper & Paint booth, 1898

Cleveland Bakery booth, 1898

Clown act street fair, 1898

Dielhenns Clothier booth, 1898

Diner booth, 1898

Diner booth, 1898

Entrance street fair Erie & Trem, 1898

General view street fair, 1898

General view street fair, 1898

Geo. A. Falke booth, 1898

Geo. A. Falke Candy Co. booth, 1898

German Village booth, 1898

German village entrance, 1898

Graze & Sonnhalter booth, 1898

Group of men street fair, 1898

Hemperly & Jacobs booth, 1898

Humbergers booth, 1898

Japanese booth, 1898

Labor unions booth, 1898

Musical troupe street fair, 1898

Musical troupe street fair, 1898

R. B. Crawford Jr. Insurance, 1898

S. F. Wefler's China Co. booth, 1898

Siebold Dry Goods booth, 1898

Spectators street fair, 1898

Street fair entrance, 1898

Street fair entrance, 1898

Street fair entrance, 1898

Street fair parade brewery wagon, 1898

Street fair parade, 1898

Street fair parade, 1898

Suhr & Zepp Shoes booth, 1898

Tremont SE, 1898

Washington Lightg & Sippo booth, 1898

Wetters Circus side show, 1898

Whitman Clothier booth, 1898

Baltzly Drug booth after fire, 1898

Bammerlin Piano booth after fire, 1898

Booths at 1898 Street Fair after fire, 1898

General view street fair after fire, 1898

General view street fair after fire, 1898

Siebold booth after fire, 1898