Grange Fair Association Stock Certificate and Multnomah County Fair Envelope

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Description

Two items: A) Certificate of ten shares of capital stock in the Grange Fair Association issued to J. M. Short. $5.00 per share. The certificate is signed by the President of the Association, H. C. Davis. B) Envelope from the Office of the Secretary of Multnomah County Fair, August 20-26, 1951.

Provenance

Found in collections. The Multnomah County Fair was held in Gresham from 1907 to 1969, and was a mainstay annual event in the area for much of that time. It was later moved to the Expo Center in North Portland, and then to the Historic Oak Parks. J.M. Short was very likely Dr. Joseph M. Short, one of Gresham's earliest physicians. He worked in the Gresham area from 1899 to 1912 before relocating to Portland. He served as Gresham's mayor 1907-1908, and was known for employing the area's first Hispanic resident, Frank Escobar.

Date

1909-1951

Creator

Grange Fair Association

Multnomah County Fair

Subject

Multnomah County Fair

Envelopes

Stock certificates

Certificates

Location

Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Identifier

ghs2013e0126

Contributor

Gresham Historical Society

Extent

Documents

Type

Text

Item sets

Gresham Heritage