Grand 4th of July Picnic / On the 5th of July in the City Park / Harrodsburg, - Kentucky! / Given in Honor of the Old Soldiers, and Home Comers and Visitors of / Adjoining Counties and Elsewhere

Harrodsburg, KY: Harrodsburg Herald Print, nd [ca. 1900]. [followed by three paragraphs and 20 lines describing the day's events and festivities, to include a patriotic address, a baseball game and other competitions and amusements, a balloon ascension, and a concert by the Danville Brass Band (with an illustration of the band, 2 3/4 x 4 3/8 inches, an all African-American group). Broadside, 14 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, employing several sizes and styles of type, including display types. Not recorded on OCLC. Printed on poor quality paper, now very browned; worn at extremities, with several chips (not affecting text), paper repairs on verso. Still a good example. Item #50219

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