Advertising Card for "The Big Fair," New Castle, Indiana, August 1890
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In the last third of the nineteenth century, promoters used a popular medium--trade cards--to announce shows, activities, and community events. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements, which survive as historical records of leisure in the United States.
In the last third of the nineteenth century, promoters used a popular medium--trade cards--to announce shows, activities, and community events. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements, which survive as historical records of leisure in the United States.
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1890
Subject Date
12 August 1890-16 August 1890
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.0.541.1536
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 5.25 in
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