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Agricultural fair grounds grandstand with ox teams, Amesbury, Massachusetts, circa 1906

Subjects
County & Agricultural FairsHorsesTrucks & Wagons
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Agricultural fair grounds grandstand with ox teams, Amesbury, Massachusetts, circa 1906, c. 1902 postal card postcard
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Back of Agricultural fair grounds grandstand with ox teams, Amesbury, Massachusetts, circa 1906, c. 1902 postal card postcard
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About this postcard

A halftone view of the fair grounds at Amesbury, Massachusetts, showing a large wooden grandstand building with a balcony and a banner reading "...FAIR" across its facade, while teams of oxen and horse-drawn wagons and carriages crowd the ground in front of it. The card's own caption names the site as the Agricultural Fair Grounds, and the printed copyright line credits photographer Annie E. Webster with the 1906 image. County and town agricultural fairs of this era centered on livestock judging, harness racing and exhibition halls, and this scene captures the animal teams arriving on the grounds.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Tell Cecy He's all right. early morning. Do you recognize this place? Yours M. E. Mc D.

PublisherAnnie E. Webster
AGRICULTURAL FAIR GROUNDS, AMESBURY, MASS. Copyright 1906—Annie E. Webster --- POSTAL CARD.
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Hassett

Highlands, Town. In care Mrs. J. H. Hassett.

Postcard record

PublisherAnnie E. Webster
ConditionGood
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesWhite border with a black rule framing the image; printed copyright line runs vertically along the left edge of the picture. Tear and paper loss at the upper right corner, light soiling. Postmark: AMESBURY AUG 31 2-30P 19_6 (middle year digit obscured by the flag cancel). Undivided back, 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp, flag machine cancel; copyright 1906 printed on the picture side; light corner/edge wear and a crease at upper left.

Cite this card

Agricultural fair grounds grandstand with ox teams, Amesbury, Massachusetts, circa 1906, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/agricultural-fair-grounds-grandstand-with-ox-teams-amesbury. Accessed October 24, 2026.