Photos show The Grateful Dead on the grounds of the Oregon Country Fair

Grateful Dead fans meet near Veneta in 1972 for a benefit concert for the Springfield Creamery. The concert took place on a meadow on the grounds of what would later become the Oregon Country Fair.

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During a Grateful Dead concert in 1972, a minivan is parked in a ditch next to Highway 126.

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Members of The Grateful Dead, Bob Weir (left), Bill Kreutzmann (center) on drums and Phil Lesh (right), perform at a benefit for the Springfield Creamery in 1972. The show took place on the grounds of what would later become the Oregon Country Fair.

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Jerry Garcia (left) and Bob Weir perform at a fundraiser for the Springfield Creamery on the grounds of what would later become the Oregon Country Fair in 1972.

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Grateful Dead fans meet near Veneta in 1972 for a benefit concert for the Springfield Creamery. The concert took place on a meadow on the grounds of what would later become the Oregon Country Fair.

Paul Peterson/The Register-Guard