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This poster announces the Butler County exposition to be held at El Dorado, Kansas. Highlights of the fair include premiums paid in full, racing, and reduced railroad rates. The poster includes an illustration of sulky racing. Fair officers are E. R. Powell, Augusta, Kansas, president, and W. H. Litson, Benton, Kansas, secretary.
Date: September 16 - 19, 1884
Item Number: 212952
Call Number: 1994.48.259
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212952
Agriculture - Farm organizations - Fair associations
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Fairs
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Racing (dog and horse)
Date - 1880s - 1884
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Poster
Places - Cities and towns - Augusta
Places - Cities and towns - Benton
Places - Cities and towns - El Dorado
Places - Counties - Butler
Transportation - Non-motorized - Sulkies
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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