Other Stuff At The Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo

Above, there were a lot of cows at the fair. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

During my wanderings at the Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo, I took some photos of different things or some are "outtakes" of things I posted yesterday.

All in all, it was an enjoyable fair, just about the right size (not humongous as the Los Angeles County Fair). The only disappointment was that there were few vendors of kitchen, household and other products. Maybe this was due to the pandemic and many vendors who would have displays sat this year out. I did pick up some salsa and chile sauce and a t-shirt at the rodeo. 

Anyway, some odds & ends of photos:

Southern NM State Fair: Tractors

Since state and county fairs are agriculture-oriented, it is a given that farm equipment would be prominently displayed.

Such was the case of the Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo down in Las Cruces. 

Outside lined up were tractors of various vintages and sizes. 

This should be of interest to one of my Jamestown friends, who has his own collection of tractors.

Here's some photos:

 

Southern NM State Fair: Coleman Lantern and Model Railroad Displays

About an hour or so ago, I got back home from Las Cruces, New Mexico for attending the Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo. 

I had a good time while there and it was worth the 300+ mile drive to and from there. 

Rather than blog one long blog about the fair, I will break it down into several shorter blog posts.

The first one should interest campers. It was a display of Coleman lanterns and stoves. The items dated back to the early 20th century to present times. The lanterns in the third photo were ones Coleman made for Sears, Roebuck and Co. 

I'll let the photos do the talking:

One building housed model railroad displays. These were 'N' gauge: