First annual fair of the Richmond County Agricultural Society. Automobiles passing the grandstand – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with First annual fair of the Richmond County Agricultural Society. Automobiles passing the grandstand, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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First annual fair of the Richmond County Agricultural Society. Automobiles passing the grandstand
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Cars rolling past the grandstand set this view apart from other fair photographs. It shows the first annual fair of the Richmond County Agricultural Society, a farm group on Staten Island. Around 1905, when automobiles were still a novelty on country roads, fairs often staged motor races to draw crowds, and the caption files this picture under automobile racing. The print carries a copyright credit to A. Loeffler of Tompkinsville, but the caption data is old and unverified, so the exact event and date should be read with that in mind.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photo copyrighted by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsville, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Farmers' groups; Automobile racing; Photog. I.; Fairs; NY--NYC--S- Is.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 961 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135901 |
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