Image of an elevated view of the ninth annual New England Fair at Lowell, Massachusetts in 1872; a train passes the fenced fairgrounds in foreground; horse races around a track, livestock, fairgoers, tents, and fair buildings visible on grounds; decorative border made up of columns; cherubs, and women with portraits of the men serving as N.E. Agricultural Society officers and local committee chairs in each corner; listing of N.E. Agricultural Society officers, local committees, and assistant marshals at bottom center. "Published by C. Frank King, Boston."--text, bottom left margin. "Chas. H. Crosby & Co. Lith, 46 Water St. Boston."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 47.31 x 58.26 cm (18 5/8 x 22 15/16 in.)
Fairs--Pictorial works Horse racing--Pictorial works Livestock--Pictorial works Locomotives--Pictorial works Men--Pictorial works Portraits Railroad trains--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Place
Lowell (Mass.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fairs & Expositions Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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