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The local fairgrounds, livestock, fruits, and vegetables are prominently featured on this poster for the Cowley County fair in Winfield, Kansas. Some of the entertainment and activities listed include horse racing, baseball games, and displays of livestock. Fair officers are S.P. Strong, president, F.W. Schwantes, vice-president, A.H. Doane, treasurer, J.R. Sumpter, general manager, and W.J. Wilson, secretary.
Creator: Russell & Morgan Printing Company
Date: August 30, 1886-September 03, 1886
Item Number: 226533
Call Number: K Port 606 1886
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 226533
Agriculture - Livestock - Cattle
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Agriculture - Livestock - Pigs
Collections - Library
Collections - Library - Fair Posters (K Port 606)
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Fairs
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Racing (dog and horse)
Date - 1880s - 1886
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
Places - Cities and towns - Winfield
Places - Counties - Cowley
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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