1873 Iowa State Fair Premium Catalog Rules Regulations Cedar Rapids Antique RARE

Description

This is an original antique Premium Catalog from the 1873 Iowa State Fair.  The Iowa State Fair began in 1854 and moved around to different towns up until it found a permanent home in Des Moines in 1878.  In 1873 which is the year for this premium catalog the Iowa State Fair was held in Cedar Rapids.    This catalog is a booklet format of 54 pages plus 12 pages of advertising at the end and the covers measuring about 5.75” x 8.5”.   The front cover and title page read:
List of Premiums for Iowa State Agricultural Society, For The Twentieth Annual Exhibition To Be Held On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday And Friday, September 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 1873 at Cedar Rapids
This booklet lists the Premiums for the different competitions as well as the rules and regulations and has information on how to travel to the fair.    This catalog is fully complete but is rather brittle and has some chips and minor paper loss on the right side on the front cover and first couple pages not affecting text.  A couple pieces of acid free paper archival tissues have been applied along the spine.  Overall condition is good for this original and scarce 1873 Iowa State Fair premium catalog.  Email any questions.   Thanks for looking.
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