By Jonathan Goldsbie

Torontoist’s father (yes, our collective father) has the poster for the 1968 edition of the Canadian National Exhibition (15 Aug.-Sept.2) framed on his wall. A psychedelic time capsule densely jammed with illustrations of the people, characters, and other icons that defined its era, the poster reaches back to a time when The Ex was (or at least made an effort to appear to be) relevant. As the 130th CNE, forty years later, winds down this weekend—by giving a good chunk of downtown a taste of what it’s like to live near the island airport, if the island airport were in Qatar—what better time to reflect on our own sein und zeit?
The inevitable questions: how many of the images can you identify, and who or what would or should be included on a wall-mounted encapsulation of the present epoch?
See parts of the poster in detail after the jump.

All photos by Cy Goldsbie.