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1. History of Boone County, Missouri History of Boone County, Missouri //1882 Description and reprinted announcement of the first Boone County Agricultural Fair in 1841, listing the cash prizes for each winning category of livestock and crop.
2. Kansas City: Its Resources and Their Development Kansas City: Its Resources and Their Development 1890 Photo and bio of Drury Underwood (1833-1890), "late contractor, brick manufacturer, and president of the Missouri and Kansas City Inter-State Fair and Exposition Driving Park associations." Native of Saint...
3. Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City //1914 Description of the Bales Amusement Company, maker of Ferris wheels, aeroplanes, etc., for county and state fairs.
4. Vital Historical Records of Jackson County, Missouri, 1826-1876 Vital Historical Records of Jackson County, Missouri, 1826-1876 1934 City's first public fair in 1856 to raise funds for church repair and furnishings, at about 3rd and Main Streets.