Annual fair of the Saline County Agricultural, Horticultural & Mechanical Association
Creator: Saline County Agricultural, Horticultural, and Mechanical Association
Date: September 23 - 28, 1884
This poster announces a fair to held in Salina, Kansas, sponsored by the Saline County Agricultural, Horticultural & Mechanical Association. Highlights of the fair include speed trials each day, fine fruits and vegetable displays, and reduced railroad rates. The poster includes many color illustrations of livestock, produce, and horse and high wheel bicycle racing. Activities include baseball games, bands, and running races. The fair is held in Oakdale Park, Salina, Kansas.

Columbus fair, Columbus, Kansas
Creator: Cherokee County Breeders' Association
Date: October 15, 1889-October 17, 1889
This poster announces the first annual fair of the Cherokee County Breeders' Association to be held in Columbus, Kansas. Highlights of the fair include $3,000 in premiums, first class exhibitions, and a good band. Fair officers are A. D. Watts, president; Henry Neal, vice president; Dr. E. A. Scammon, treasurer; and L. M. Pickering, secretary.

Crawford County Fair, Girard, Kansas
Creator: Crawford County Agricultural Society
Date: October 4-7, 1887
A poster advertising livestock, horse racing, and entertainment events for the fourteenth annual exhibition of the Crawford County Fair Agricultural Society in Girard, Kansas. The same artwork is used for the Cowley County Fair poster in Winfield, Kansas, for 1886 (item 210470).

Eighteenth annual fair of the Franklin County Agricultural Society
Creator: Franklin County Agricultural Society
Date: September 23 - 27, 1884
This poster announces a fair at Ottawa, Kansas, sponsored by the Franklin County Agricultural Society. Highlights of the fair include $3,000 in premiums, racing, and good track. The poster includes color illustrations of livestock, farm machinery, and sulky racing.

Eighth annual fair of the Linn County Agricultural Society, La Cygne, Kansas
Creator: Linn County Agricultural Society
Date: September 28 - October 1, 1880
This poster announces a fair to be held at La Cygne, Kansas, sponsored by the Linn County Agricultural Society. Highlights of the fair include $900 in premiums, all entrees free, and trial of speed each day.

Eleventh annual fair of the Shawnee County Agricultural Society, Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Shawnee County Agricultural Society
Date: Between 1870 and 1900
This poster announces the eleventh annual fair at Topeka, Kansas, sponsored by the Shawnee County Agricultural Society. Highlights of the fair include $3,500 in premiums, a speed ring, large display of fine stock, and a floral hall.

Elk County Agricultural Association! Seventh annual fair, Howard, Kansas
Creator: Elk County Agricultural Association
Date: September 30 - October 2, 1886
This poster announces a fair at Howard, Kansas, sponsored by the Elk County Agricultural Association. Highlights of the fair include liberal premiums, good accommodations, and a half-mile track. The poster includes illustrations of livestock and sulky racing.

Elk County Agricultural Association's sixth annual fair, Howard, Kansas
Creator: Elk County Agricultural Association
Date: September 16 - 19, 1885
This poster announces a fair to be held at Howard, Kansas, sponsored by the Elk County Agricultural Association. Highlights of the fair include a half-mile track, three races each day, and reduced railroad rates. The poster includes illustrations of livestock and sulky racing.

Expositions, Centennials, Conventions; National Agricultural Exposition
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
These letters, spanning 1887, are from the office of the National Agricultural Exposition regarding the annual National Agricultural Exposition to Kansas Governor John Martin. Most of the letters are invitations enclosing a ticket and asking for an RSVP as well as for Martin to deliver an address at the opening of the exposition. Other letters discuss the delay in preparations due to weather and explaining the event. The National Agricultural Exposition was held in Kansas City, Missouri and opened on September 15th, 1887 for 60 days.

Expositions, Centennials, Expositions; American Agricultural Association, New Orleans, 1885
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
These letters, spanning 1885, are from the American Agriculture Association and other individuals regarding the American Agriculture Association convention to Kansas Governor John Martin. The American Agriculture Association wrote to invite Martin and his delegates to the convention. Other letters discuss the appointment of delegates. Notary slips, among the letters, list the delegates named for the convention. The American Agriculture Association convention was held in New Orleans, Louisiana from July 20th to the 23rd of 1885.

Fair of the Smith County Agricultural Society, Smith Center, Kansas
Creator: Smith County Agricultural Society
Date: August 31 - September 3, 1886
This poster announces a fair at Smith Centre, Kansas, sponsored by the Smith County Agricultural Society. Highlights include $2,000 in premiums, races, and a grand balloon ascension each day. The poster includes a color illustration of a sulky race with horses and riders. Fair officers are C. D. Hendrickson, president, and F. J. Patter, secretary. NOTE: Patter is listed as Pattee on the other 1886 Smith County fair poster.

Fair, Troy, Kansas
Creator: Doniphan County Agricultural, Horticultural & Mechanical Association
Date: September 25 - 28, 1883
This poster announces a fair at Troy, Kansas, sponsored by the Doniphan County Agricultural, Horticultural, and Mechanical Association. Highlights of the fair include liberal premiums, trials of speed, a band of music, and many new features. The poster includes illustrations of livestock and sulky racing.

Fifteenth annual fair of the Crawford County Agricultural Society, Girard, Kansas
Creator: Crawford County Agricultural Society
Date: October 4 - 7, 1887
This poster announces the fifteenth annual fair sponsored by the Crawford County Agricultural Society to be held at Girard, Kansas. Highlights of the fair include racing, expositions, and reduced rates on railroad travel. The poster includes illustrations of a fair scene, livestock, bicycle races, and sulky races with horses and riders.

Fifth annual fair of the Cherokee County Agricultural and Stock Association
Creator: Cherokee County Agriculture and Stock Association
Date: September 26 - 29, 1882
This poster announces a fair to be held at Columbus, Kansas, sponsored by the Cherokee County Agricultural and Stock Association. Highlights include races, exhibitions, and a good band of music. Fair officers are John Henderson, president, and H. C. Pursel, secretary.

First Annual Fair of the Lykins County Agricultural Society
Creator: Lykins County Agricultural Society
Date: September 26, 1860-September 27, 1860
This poster provides the information about First Annual Fair of the Lykins County Agricultural Society, which was held at Paola on September 26th and 27th, 1860. It lists the fair officers, the rules under which the competition will occur, and the various classes in which items may be entered.

Fourteenth annual fair of the Blue and Kansas Valley Agricultural Society
Creator: Blue and Kansas Valley Agricultural Society
Date: September 25 - 28, 1883
This poster announces the fourteenth annual fair at Manhattan, Kansas, sponsored by the Blue and Kansas Valley Agricultural Society. Highlights of the fair include a good band, a half-mile track, and first class exhibitions. The poster includes color illustrations of livestock, sulky racing, and bicycle racing.

Fourth annual fair of the Linn County Agricultural and Mechanical Association
Creator: Linn County Agricultural and Mechanical Association
Date: October 1 - 4, 1879
This poster announces a fair to be held at Mound City, Kansas, sponsored by the Linn County Agricultural and Mechanical Association. Highlights of the fair include $800 in cash premiums, ample accommodations, and racing. The poster includes an illustration of livestock.

Fourth annual fair, Winfield, Kansas
Creator: Cowley County Agricultural Society
Date: August 30 - September 3, 1886
This poster advertises the fourth annual fair of the Cowley County Agricultural Society at Winfield, Kansas. Attractions included horse and sulky racing and a good band of music. Fair officers are S. P. Strong, Rock, Kansas, president; W. J. Wilson, Winfield, Kansas, secretary; and A. H. Doane, Winfield, treasurer.

Johnson County co-operative fair
Date: September 15, 1896
This poster announces a fair to be held at Edgerton, Kansas, in Johnson County. Highlights include livestock exhibitions, premiums, and grand attractions. The poster includes color illustrations of a plowing scene and fair exhibitions.

Nineteenth annual fair of the Franklin County Agricultural Society
Creator: Franklin County Agricultural Society
Date: 1880s
This poster announces the nineteenth annual fair at Ottawa, Kansas, sponsored by the Franklin County Agricultural Society. Highlights include livestock, ballooning, horse racing, and a brass band. The poster includes illustrations of sulky racing and balloon ascensions.

Ninth annual fair of the Morris County Agricultural Society
Creator: Morris County Agricultural Society
Date: September 26 - September 28, 1882
This poster announces the ninth annual fair at Parkerville, Kansas, sponsored by the Morris County Agricultural Society. Highlights of the fair include a half-mile track, first-class exhibitions, and a good band of music. The poster includes illustrations of livestock and sulky racing with horses and riders.

Otis Potter diploma
Date: October 1859
A diploma awarded to Otis Potter (1807-1892) by the Douglas County Agricultural Society for his marrowfat squashes. Three years earlier, Otis Potter was presented with John Brown's sword for housing Brown and his family while in Lawrence.

Second annual fair and exposition of the Burlingame Union Agricultural Society
Creator: Burlingame Union Agricultural Society
Date: September 25 - 27, 1878
This poster announces a fair at Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas. Some of the attractions include: racing, $1,000 in cash premiums, brass bands, and a grand baby show.

Silkville cheese house
Date: 1885
This photograph shows the cheese house at Silkville after a hail storm. Note the shattered windows. Farmers brought milk here to be made into cheese to be sold here. Grandfather Sears and Gertrude Sears are in the foreground. The photograph was donated by Harold S. Sears.

Tenth annual fair of the Greenwood County Agricultural Society
Creator: Greenwood County Agricultural Society
Date: Between 1870 and 1910
This poster announces the tenth annual fair sponsored by the Greenwood County Agricultural Society to be held at Eureka, Kansas. Highlights include racing, livestock, and many free events.