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Title	Cherokee Indian Fair [1946]
Inventory Number	MCI_CIF1946
Medium of Original	publication
Date of Orginal	1946
Dimensions	9" x 6"
Description	This program for the 29th annual Cherokee Indian Fair is 22 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 in 1946. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main functions was to sponsor competitions that provided a showcase for Cherokee crafts. A tradition that continues today, at the annual fair, the Cherokee display a wide variety of high quality work. The fair programs were usually 20 to 30 pages each and listed the competition categories and the monetary prizes offered. The 1946 fair was the first fair since the fairs ceased to be held after the 1941 due to World War II. Beginning in this year, in addition to seeing displays of the finished craft entries, visitors to the fair were able to observe the techniques and processes involved in producing the craft items on view with demonstrations of basket making, pottery construction, spinning, and weaving presented. Photographs in this program are from 1941.
Subject - Topic	Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Cherokee Indian Fair (29th : 1946 : Cherokee, N.C.)
Time Period	1940s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation, N.C.
Creator	Cherokee Indian Fair Association
Source Institution	Museum of the Cherokee
Collection	Library
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719

Title	Cherokee Indian Fair [1946]
Inventory Number	MCI_CIF1946_01
Medium of Original	publication
Date of Orginal	1946
Dimensions	9" x 6"
Description	This program for the 29th annual Cherokee Indian Fair is 22 pages and documents the fair that was held on October 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 in 1946. The fair was first formally established and held regularly in 1914. Since it began, one of its main functions was to sponsor competitions that provided a showcase for Cherokee crafts. A tradition that continues today, at the annual fair, the Cherokee display a wide variety of high quality work. The fair programs were usually 20 to 30 pages each and listed the competition categories and the monetary prizes offered. The 1946 fair was the first fair since the fairs ceased to be held after the 1941 due to World War II. Beginning in this year, in addition to seeing displays of the finished craft entries, visitors to the fair were able to observe the techniques and processes involved in producing the craft items on view with demonstrations of basket making, pottery construction, spinning, and weaving presented. Photographs in this program are from 1941.
Subject - Topic	Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Cherokee Indian Fair (29th : 1946 : Cherokee, N.C.)
Time Period	1940s
Location	Cherokee Indian Reservation, N.C.
Creator	Cherokee Indian Fair Association
Source Institution	Museum of the Cherokee
Collection	Library
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For use permission, contact the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, botaylor@cherokeemuseum.org

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