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This is a colored lithograph of Bismarck Grove, Lawrence, Kansas. It served as the site of the Western National Fair Association. The upper image shows the exposition grounds including the agricultural hall, the main exhibition hall, the machinery hall, and tracks, stands, and stables for racing. The view in the lower lift depicts the "Art Hall and Vicinity." The entrance to the fair grounds, including a depot and main gate is shown at the lower right of the image. The legend at the bottom of the lithograph states that there are 258 acres in the fiar grounds, the cost of improvements was $100,000, the distance from the Union Pacific Depot in Lawrence was one mile, and the seating capacity in the Tabernacle is 5000. It also gives the distance from Lawrence to Leavenworth, Kansas City, and Topeka. Ramsey, Millett, & Hudson Lithograph, Kansas City (no state given) produced the lithograph.
Date: September 18, 1882-September 23, 1882
Item Number: 227516
Call Number: Map Drawer X
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227516
Built Environment - Function - Landscape - Park
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Fair
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Sports Facility
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Union Pacific
Collections - Map
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Exposition
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Fairs
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Racing (dog and horse)
Date - 1880s - 1882
Environment - Landscape
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Poster
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Lithograph
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Union Pacific Railway
Type of Material - Illustrations - Lithographs and Engravings
Type of Material - Maps - Bird's-eye Views
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