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In 1863 and 1865 the Chicago branch of the U.S. Sanitary Commission sponsored two fund-raising fairs for soldiers and their families. Chiefly organized by volunteer women, the fairs sold a variety of donated goods and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for medical supplies and equipment. | |||
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Broadside
for the NorthWest Sanitary Fair, 1863
and Main Building of the Great Northwestern Sanitary Fair, Chicago, lithograph by Baker & Company, 1865 Click image to enlarge. Copyright 2002 The Chicago Historical Society |
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