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Kansas mid-winter exposition
Advertised on this fair poster is the Kansas-Mid Winter Exposition in Topeka, Kansas. It lists an exposition of natural and manufactured products of Kansas.
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Nee County fair, Ness City, Kansas
A cow is being shown with the caption "she's the best cow on earth, sir" on this Ness County fair poster. Some of the entertainment and activities listed include exhibits, a parade, racing, and a...
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Samuel Reader's diary, volume 12
Volume twelve of Samuel James Reader's diary. Events recorded in this volume include the destruction of his farmhouse resulting from a fire on April 8, 1890. Several illustrations, newspaper...
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Fourth annual fair of the Cowley County Fair and Driving Park Association
The local fairgrounds, livestock, fruits, and vegetables are prominently featured on this poster for the Cowley County fair in Winfield, Kansas. Some of the entertainment and activities listed include...
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Better than ever. The fourth annual fair of the Western Kansas Agricultural...
Activity abounds on this poster advertising the Hays City fair. Crowds of people are featured as well as live demonstrations and local farmer's livestock. A list of entertainment includes music, foot...
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Historic Psychiatry original miscellaneous documents
Variety of handwritten and typed letters, lectures, autographs, news clippings, biographical information, images and sketches, court documents, and other documents related to the history of...
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Big show at Garnett, Kansas
This Anderson County fair poster advertises horse racing, which will include a fenced track and new stables along with "many other improvements." Featured is an illustration of a horse race along with...
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Douglas County Agricultural and Mechanical Association!
A fair poster promoting the Douglas County exhibition being held on October 10-11, 1861. A list of officers of the Douglas County Agricultural and Mechanical Association is included along with a list...
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Bicycle racing. Seneca fair
Bicycle races are promoted on this Seneca, Kansas, fair poster. Only amateurs are allowed to participate with an entry fee of 50 cents a race. Prizes are displayed at Walter Sperling's, jeweler. J. J....
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The great fair of the border tier
A poster advertising the annual Miami County fair in Paola, Kansas. Listed are the rules and regulations, the different classes of livestock, information on premiums, racing, as well as information...
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Fair bulletin
This fair bulletin lists the entertainment, activities, and exhibits that will be available at the Miami County fair in Paola, Kansas. Attractions include a mechanical department, a ladies'...
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The eighth annual fair will be held at Paola, Kansas
A crowd looks over the fruits and vegetables to be judged in this poster for the Paola, Kansas, fair. Attractions include a grand industrial exposition, a program of amusements, a ladies' department,...
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Henry Havelock Ellis papers
The papers of Henry Havelock Ellis, a British psychologist who studied human sexuality, consist of handwritten letters and annotated handwritten or typed manuscripts, often with editing marks. The...
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Miami County fair, Paola, Kansas
Professor Montz Bozarth's cannon act is featured on this poster for the Miami County fair in Paola, Kansas.
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Museum of fossils at Ness County fair
A museum of fossils and petrifactions is advertised on this Ness County fair poster. Some examples will include a "tylosaurus proriger", a gall sack, meteors, zinc ore and lead ore, and Indian relics.
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Anna Freud correspondence
Handwritten and typed letters, mostly outgoing from Anna Freud to Karl Menninger, Rudolph Ekstein, May D. Lee, and other Menninger Foundation staff. Anna Freud was the youngest child of psychoanalyst...
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Biggest and best! The Donniphan County Fair Association will hold its tenth...
Indian war dances, a grand agricultural display, an animal show, and horse races are all advertised on this Doniphan County fair poster, with Thomas Henshall listed as president and T.W. Heatley as...
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Johnson County co-operative fair at Edgerton, Kansas
Horses and horse riders are featured on this poster for the Johnson County fair in Edgerton, Kansas. It also lists newly improved grounds and buildings, all premiums paid in full, and attractions all...
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Better than ever! The fifth annual fair of the Bourbon County Fair Association
Advertising the approaching Bourbon County, Kansas fair, this poster tells of entertainment that will include horse racing, baseball, cycling, and live music. Fair officers are J. W. Davis, president;...
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Miami County fair
Harness racing is prominently displayed on this poster for the Miami County fair in Paola, Kansas. Fair officers are listed as G.B. Hanna, president and George P. Leavitt, secretary.
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