Rutland, Vermont. Poster advertising a sideshow at the Vermont State Fair – Vintage Poster 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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Rutland, Vermont. Poster advertising a sideshow at the Vermont State Fair comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Rutland, Vermont. Poster advertising a sideshow at the Vermont State Fair
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A poster advertising a sideshow at the Vermont State Fair sets this view of Rutland apart from the town scenes it might otherwise resemble. Fairs in the early 1940s drew farm families and townspeople with midway attractions, and sideshow banners like this one were built to catch the eye of passersby and promise novelty acts. The Farm Security Administration, and later the Office of War Information, documented everyday American life across the country during these years. This negative, made in September 1941, preserves a small piece of a fall fair just before the United States entered the war.
| Created / published | 1941 Sept. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm. |
| Genre | Safety film negatives. |
| Notes | Title and other information from file print. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. |
| Subjects | United States--Vermont--Rutland. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,288 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-205629 |
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