Fairs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on public gatherings at a stated time and place at which goods are exhibited and sold. Works on competitive exhibitions of farm products, livestock, baked goods, etc., with prizes for excellence, often combined with carnival-like entertainment, and held annually by states, counties, etc., are entered under Agricultural exhibitions. Works on areas within which or arrangements by which many buyers and sellers are brought into contact with one another in order to exchange goods or services are entered under Markets.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Alfred E. Heller collection of world's fair material
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 734
Abstract:
The collection consists of photographs, picture postcards, printed ephemera and other printed material collected by Alfred E. Heller documenting international fairs and exhibitions held around the world between 1851 and 2005. Photographs, picture postcards, and printed ephemera depict the locations and attractions of individual fairs and exhibitions, particularly those held in Europe and America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Highlights include: photographs of the...
Dates:
1851-2005