This is the grounds of the Skowhegan State Fair in Skowhegan, ME. According to their website http://skowheganstatefair.com/index.html they are the "nation's oldest consecutively running agricultural fair", which has been held since 1818.

For an aerial photograph of the fair from 1939, see http://losttrottingparks.blogspot.com... (scroll down near the bottom of the page and click on the image).

This photo was featured in Mystery Monday for 13 Feb 2012: http://www.vintageaerial.com/blog/201...

my father was maintaince man there for 12 years in the mid50s. it has changed dramatically since then.

I also have photographs of the steam trailer caravans that was there in the 50s. since the 50s theres a new roof on grandstand. half of the old one was blown away from a mini tornado. my father and crew put it back on. under the old grandstand was a nature set up with fish and deer in a pen. people threw money in the pool and dad would take all to donate it to charity.