Item 28976 - Catalog of Maine State Fair, Portland, 1856
- Item 28976 - Catalog of Maine State Fair, Portland, 1856
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Image Info The cover of the catalog for the Maine State Fair that was held in Portland in 1856.
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In 1855, the Maine State Agricultural Society began rotating an annual state fair in communities across the state.
The 1856 fair featured "Animals on the Ground, or the Out-Door Department" and "Articles in the halls, or the In-Door Department."
The latter included everything from butter, cheese, pumpkins and other crops to patent medicines and arts and crafts.
