Object Record
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Object Name |
Program |
Date |
September 1905 |
Title |
Official Souvenir Programme, Annual Exhibition of the Richmond County Agricultural Society |
Description |
Printed program, 42 pages plus front and back cover. Front cover is white with red and black print: "OFFICIAL / SOUVENIR PROGRAMME / FIRST / ANNUAL / EXHIBITION / OF THE / Richmond / County / Agricultural Society / DONGAN HILLS / STATEN ISLAND / N.Y. / Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. / 1905". In small print at bottom: "ED. M. LESTER, / ARTIST." Cover has B&W illustrations of a dog, a horse, a cow, and produce. The pages of the program include listings of members of the various departments of the fair; the General Programme of the Fair, listing the main events each day; Prize List for the First Annual Horse Show; Musical Program for the Schaefer Military Band; descriptions of events including bicycle races, automobile race, and baseball games; Prize List for Dog and Cat Show; the Women's Work department; and more. (Keywords: New York) |
Earliest Date |
1905 |
Latest Date |
1905 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Fairs Animal shows Horse racing Programs |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Cary, Clarence Wanty, Joseph Ward Dobler, Julius Shepherd, William |
Catalog Number |
X12.0052 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, December 2012. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |