Avery Oxen Show Admission Ticket

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James Avery of Buckland, Massachusetts, made a business from showing his huge record-breaking oxen at county fairs and shows across the country. He had been interested in oxen from his earliest days, but in 1893, he took a pair of large, although not record-breaking oxen, and began to feed and work them. By the end of that year, they weighed a total of 6,100 pounds. When one died, he replaced him. Avery eventually owned five big oxen. By 1906, his show was no longer profitable and he stopped touring.

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Item typePersonal Artifacts
TopicAgriculture, Farming
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsHeight: 1.75 in Width: 4.18 in
Catalog #2000.25.02
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Avery Oxen Show Admission Ticket. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2000-25-02/. Accessed on December 9, 2024.

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