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Title View of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Fair, held at Powellton [sic], twenty-fourth ward, Philadelphia, late West Philadelphia, September 1854. [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Date [ca. 1854]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph, color; 42 x 65 cm.(17 x 26 in.)
Description Shows the well-attended fair on grounds landscaped with dirt paths and a track, tenanted by tents and sheds adorned with American flags, and enclosed by a white fence. Visitors enter by foot, on horseback, and carriage through an arched opening near the "Ticket Office" as a lone carriage departs through the opposite exit way. Throngs of people spill out from the temporary shelters while individuals ride horseback, travel in carriages, and rest on a mound of dirt nearby. Also shows horses racing on the track and trees lining the back of the property in the background. The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society was founded in 1851 by representatives from 50 counties with the object to "foster and improve agriculture, horticulture, and the domestic and household arts." Powelton was the estate of John Hare Powel, an experimental farmer and diplomat.
Is referenced by Wainwright 432
Notes Title supplied by Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
Atwater Kent Museum: 49.34.25
Subject Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society -- Exhibitions & displays -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Farmers' groups -- Pennsylvania.
Crowds -- Pennsylvania -- Philadephia.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Powelton (Philadelphia, Pa. : Estate)
West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Lithographs -- Color -- 1850-1860.
Location Atwater Kent Museum| Print Department AKM| AKM 49.34.25