1897 WESTERN FAIR ADVERTISEMENT

A very early London, Ontario advertisement for the Western Fair, which ran from September 9th to 18th, 1897, displaying a map of southwestern Ontario, sight 49.5 x 67.3cm (19 1/2 x 26 1/2in); offered "as is"; Note: The Western Fair Association was founded through the amalgamation of the East Middlesex Agricultural Society and the London District Horticultural and Agricultural Society in 1867, and the first fair (which was predominantly livestock shows) was held on September 29th and 30th, 1868