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Taos County agricultural exhibit
Taos County agricultural exhibit
Taos County agricultural exhibit

Taos County agricultural exhibit

Collection
Photographer (1898 Irvington, Kentucky - 1970 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1950
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the New Mexico State Fair, Charlie Frelund
Object numberPA1999.005.870
DescriptionTaos County agricultural exhibit at the State Fair. The exhibit case displays a tree trunk, with a history of the area and of the country shown through the life of the tree. Events such as "George Washington born 1732", and "Pueblo Canyon Fire 1939" with paper streamers linking the event to the tree ring of that time. There are also jars of preserves and bags of seeds on display. Signs are attached to the walls of the case that celebrate tourism sites and agricultural and industrial production rates. The largest sign in the back of the exhibit reads "No matter how bad the roads...it's still worth it!"
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