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A fair poster advertising livestock and bicycle, foot, and horse racing as well as musical entertainment events as part of the fourth annual fair of the Cowley County Fair and Driving Park Association at Winfield, Kansas. Fair officers are S. P. Strong, Rock, Kansas, president; W. J. Wilson, Winfield, Kansas, secretary; and A. H. Doane, Winfield, treasurer. The same artwork is used for the Crawford County Fair poster in Girard, Kansas, for 1887 (item 210473).
Creator: Cowley County Fair and Driving Park Association
Date: August 30 - September 3, 1886
Item Number: 210470
Call Number: 1994.48.11
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210470
Agriculture - Farm organizations - Fair associations
Agriculture - Livestock - Cattle
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musical groups - Bands
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Trade - Fair associations
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Fairs
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Horseback riding
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Cycling - Bicycles
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Racing (dog and horse)
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Track and Field
Date - 1880s - 1886
Home and Family - Activities
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Play
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
Places - Cities and towns - Rock
Places - Cities and towns - Winfield
Places - Counties - Cowley
Transportation - Non-motorized - Sulkies
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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