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Agricultural Building, Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, circa 1910

Subjects
Agriculture & FarmsCounty & Agricultural Fairs
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Agricultural Building, Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, circa 1910, Mrs Beckman, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Agricultural Building, Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, circa 1910, Mrs Beckman, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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A large red-brick exhibition hall with a domed circular portico on the left and a tall arched window bay on the right, set on a grassy lawn with shrubs and a curving walk in the foreground. The sky is pale blue with light clouds.

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PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fair Grounds, Agricultural Bldg. --- POST CARD MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE. ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE. Place the Stamp Here ONE CENT for United States and Island Possessions Cuba, Canada and Mexico. TWO CENTS For Foreign. THE HUGH C. LEIGHTON CO., MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND, ME., U.S.A. MADE IN GERMANY. 911
Addressed to
Mrs Beckman

Dismons Love

Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Beckman, Dismons Love
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME
NotesStippled chromolithographic texture; white border not present; light edge wear. No postmark or stamp — card is unmailed. Divided-back 'POST CARD' (Quality logo) printed in green; imprint along left edge: The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME., U.S.A., Made in Germany, 911. Dealer/inventory marks '#8 450' written on the address side. Light soiling and edge wear.

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Agricultural Building, Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/agricultural-building-iowa-state-fair-grounds-des-moines-iow. Accessed October 5, 2026.