(ENTERTAINMENT) Postcard showing A Portion of the New Midway

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Sale 2697 - Lot 182

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Postcard showing "A Portion of the New Midway at Tasley Fair Grounds--Looking from Grandstand." Printed postcard, 3¼ x 5¼ inches, addressed, stamped and postmarked on verso; minor wear. New Church, VA (postmark), 22 August 1941

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The "Annual Colored Fair" was launched in the 1890s in Tasley on Virginia's Eastern Shore, and continued into the 1960s. It was a well-known attraction featuring horse racing, carnival rides, agricultural competitions, and performances.

This postcard is addressed to Rosa Moaning of Trenton, NJ, who is listed in the 1940 census as a Negro domestic worker. Her friend Marnie reports: "I wished you were down. It is little different from what it was last year."

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