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This poster describes the events that are part of the Hillsboro Wheat Festival on July 19, 1927. Prizes will be awarded for various reasons including the three best wheat growers in Marion County. The main attraction is a "Big Flying Circus" with wing walking, parachute jumping and stunt flying. Other activities include a baseball game between Durham and Hillsboro, music by a 55 piece band, clowns, a carnival, and a wheat festival train with 9 cars and speakers.
Date: July 19, 1927
Item Number: 226752
Call Number: Demonstration train - oversize
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 226752
Agriculture - Agricultural methods and practices
Agriculture - Crops - Wheat
Business and Industry - Aviation
Business and Industry - Railroad - Special and excursion trains
Collections - Manuscript
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Carnivals
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Festivals
Date - 1920s - 1927
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
Places - Cities and towns - Hillsboro
Places - Counties - Marion
Transportation - Aeronautics
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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