Fairs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on public gatherings at a stated time and place at which goods are exhibited and sold. 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., are entered under Agricultural exhibitions. 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 1 Collection or Record:
Sock social invitation to Mrs. Benjamin F. Joy, 1904 February 25
Item
Identifier: A2016-090-001
Content Description
A sock social invitation from the Freemasons of Westbrook to Mrs. Benjamin F. Joy. Dated February 25, 1904. This sock social invitation invites Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Joy to the Masonic fair at Westbrook, Maine. The practice of sock socials required that each invitee fill their sock with money and bring this "invitation" to the social. The person had to have a money-filled sock to get into the social.
Dates:
1904 February 25
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library