E.J. Casey Shows Carnival Midway with Tents, Circa 1940s
![Black and white photo of crowds of people at a carnival midway with many tents set up and carousel in the background](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/bingo-hauser_fur-for-iron-la-fourrure-contre-le-fer/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2017/11/imageedit_19_4043328449.jpg)
Image provided by North American Carnival Museum & Archives.
Tents filled the earliest carnivals. Everything, including sideshows, games, and concessions, were under large canvases set up with stakes, poles and rope.