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"Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 1864."

"Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 1864."

"Sanitary Fairs" were elaborate fundraisers for Union forces organized by the USSC.

The lithograph shows a large, elaborately decorated room filled with dining tables, well-dressed men and women, American flags, and green boughs.

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    "Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn Sanitary Fair - overall."
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