Souvenir Lancaster Fair

Souvenir Lancaster Fair Innovative Busy Beaver Button Company
Category
Innovative
Event
Additional Images
Souvenir Lancaster Fair back Innovative Busy Beaver Button Company
Sub Categories
Souvenirs
Ribbons
Fairs
Text on Button SOUVENIR LANCASTER FAIR
Image Description Black text on a white background with red ring around the outside and a blue and white ribbon attached to the bottom
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/4 inch
Additional Information The Lancaster Fair was held in Lancaster, PA. On opening day in September of 1923, 35,000 people attended the fair, tripling previous attendance numbers, and in 1924 the fair added night shows in addition to daytime events.
Sources
New York Clipper (February 22, 1924) NIGHT SHOWS AT LANCASTER FAIR: Annual Meeting Decides on Twice Daily Exhibitions. Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Accessed February 25, 2023 via https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=NYC19240222.2…--------- New York Clipper (September 27, 1923) Opening Day Better. Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Accessed February 25, 2023 via https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=NYC19230928.2…---------
Catalog ID IN0129