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Great photo series from Charles Sparks at the 2008 KY State Fair

See all three in album at end of article

Deputy State Fire Marshal Charles Sparks is at the Kentucky State Fair this week and sent several great photos back.

The pictures came from short shows which have been entertaining small groups around the grounds, he writes.

In the series he sends:


  1. The Alligator Man: " Kachunga is from Florida and goes around the southern states promoting Alligator education to allow humans to see safely how gators behave."

  2. The Kentucky National Guard demonstration

  3. Pigs from Missouri: "The pigs are from Branson, MO," he writes. "They have been arund since the late 1950s entertaining audiences in 49 of the United States."
He's working fire safety and crowd control at the fair.


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Charles Sparks Photos from 2008 State Fair: Kachunga



2008-08-23 - Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center, Louisville, KY - Photo By Charles Sparks.
The Alligator Man: " Kachunga is from Florida and goes around the southern states promoting Alligator education to allow humans to see safely how gators behave," Columbia, KY photographer Charles Sparks wrote with this photo. He's at the fair working fire safety and crowd control in his position as Deputy State Fire Marshal.

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Charles Sparks Photos from 2008 State Fair: KY National Guard



2008-08-23 - Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center, Louisville, KY - Photo By Charles Sparks.
DEPUTY STATE FIRE MARSHAL Charles Sparks of Columbia, KY. took this photo of the audience at one of the Kentucky National Guard shows. Look closely, you may see yourself or someone you know.

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Charles Sparks Photos from the 2008 Fair: A fair-sized hog



2008-08-23 - Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center, Louisville, KY - Photo By Charles Sparks.
The Alligator Man: " Kachunga is from Florida and goes around the southern states promoting Alligator education to allow humans to see safely how gators behave," writes photographer Charles Sparks, Columbia, KY, who is at the Kentucky State fair in his official capacity as Deputy Kentucky State Fire Marshal.

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