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Title
Preble
County
Fair
Broadside
Subject
Agriculture
Plants and Animals
Arts and Entertainment
Expositions and fairs
Horses
Cows
Sheep
Chickens
Cattle
Swine
Vegetables
Horse racing
Place
Eaton (Ohio)
Preble County (Ohio)
Description
This
broadside
announces
the
thirty-third
Preble
County
Fair
,
held
in
Eaton
between
September
29
and
October
3
,
1884
.
It
was
printed
by the
Russell
and
Morgan
Company
of
Cincinnati
. The
advertisement
includes
colored
images
of
livestock
and
farm
machinery
,
announces
that
$3,000
in
premiums
will be
awarded
at the
fair
, and
lists
the
schedule
of
horse
races
to be
held
, on "
one
of the
finest
half-mile
tracks
in the
state.
"
It
measures
14
by
42
inches
(35.56
by
106.68
cm)
.
Preble
County
is
one
of the
richest
agricultural
areas
of the
state
. The
county
agricultural
society
formed
in
1850
.
It
hosted
its
first
fair
on the
grounds
of the
county
courthouse
. In
1855
, the
society
purchased
land
on
which
to
hold
the
fair
and
laid
out
a
horse
track
,
despite
protests
from
some
members
of the
community
. In
1866
, the
fair
moved
to its
permanent
location
,
where
new
buildings
were
constructed
and a
larger
racetrack
created
.
Attendance
and
premiums
grew
, and the
fair
became
one
of the
most
popular
in the
state
.
Creator
Preble County Agricultural Society
Date of Original
1884
Source
Published
material
;
OVS
2427
Format
loose-leaf
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
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Type
Text
File Name
Om1307_923326_001.tif
Image Height
5872
Image Width
2048
File Size
5443.221 KB
Date created
2009-01-15
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