Ninth Annual New England Fair at Lowell, Mass., Sept. 3-6, 1872 – Antique Wall Art
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Ninth Annual New England Fair at Lowell, Mass., Sept. 3-6, 1872 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ninth Annual New England Fair at Lowell, Mass., Sept. 3-6, 1872
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Lowell's fairgrounds hosted this ninth annual New England fair in the first week of September 1872, a gathering that drew farmers, manufacturers and crowds from across the region. Lowell was then one of the largest textile cities in the country, with its mill yards and canals running on Merrimack River power, so an exhibition of this kind showcased both agricultural produce and the machinery and goods of a booming industrial town. Fairs of the era often mixed livestock judging, horse racing and the display of new inventions, and their posters and views were a popular way to advertise the event and remember it afterward. Look closely at the crowd and the fairground layout to get a sense of how these autumn events brought the countryside and the city together.
| Original scan | 3,764 × 3,150 px · prints to 13 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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