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- Advertising Card for "The Big Fair," New Castle, Indiana, August 1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, promoters used a popular medium--trade cards--to announce shows, activities, and community events. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements, which survive as historical records of leisure in the United States.
- 12 August 1890-16 August 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Card for "The Big Fair," New Castle, Indiana, August 1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, promoters used a popular medium--trade cards--to announce shows, activities, and community events. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements, which survive as historical records of leisure in the United States.