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Agricultural exhibitions

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered 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. Works on public gatherings at a stated time and place at which goods are exhibited and sold are entered under [Fairs.] 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 4 Collections and/or Records:

1921 Idaho State Fair Rodeo

 Collection
Identifier: P2000-021
Content Description

Prints of the 1921 Idaho State Fair rodeo. Riders include Ed McCarty, Ike Armstrong, Bonnie McCarroll and Yakima Canutt. Images taken by R.R. Doubleday.

Dates: Existence: 1921

Bessie Vollmer, queen of the Intermountain Fair - Boise, Idaho

 Collection — Box 1982
Identifier: P1982-106
Content Description

This black and white photographic print shows Bessie Vollmer on the front steps of an unidentified building shortly after being voted queen of the Intermountain Fair in Boise, Idaho. Vollmer is wearing a cape and gown with a small tiara on her head.

Dates: 1897-10-14

Boise Public Library collection of agriculture photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: P1984-112
Content Description

This collection contains 12 black and white photographic prints of agricultural scenes and exhibits related to Idaho. The fairs at which the exhibits appear are unknown, with the exception of two shoes of a combined Oregon, California, and Idaho produce exhibit that was on display during the International Fat Stock Show in Chicago, Illinois that ran from November 27, 1909, to December 10, 1909. Most are mounted to photoboards

Dates: 1909 - 1910

Frances Tidwell Nezperce, Idaho photograph collection

 Collection — Box 1982
Identifier: P1982-058
Content Description

This collection contains eight mounted black and white photographic prints relating to Nezperce, Idaho. The Eitzen family is featured prominently, but the collection also includes several early photos of Nezperce, Idaho.

Dates: 1902 - 1911