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 2000.200.61  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
View of Connecticut Fair
2000.200.61 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

View of Connecticut Fair

Date1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 6 11/16in. (15 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2000.200.61
DescriptionRow of tents, most of which appear to house farm machinery. Signs read: "Cream Separator" "Vt. Farm Machine Co. Bellows Falls Vt." "Palmer Bros. / Gasoline Engines / [Cos] Cob Conn." Wagons, carriages and a small boat with a striped awning are at the right. Fair visitors, chiefly men and boys, stroll about the grounds. Cows, women and girls, a building draped with bunting and the back of a grandstand are visible in the background.
NotesSubject Note: The Connecticut Fair took place at Charter Oak Park.
Status
Not on view