Vintage 1940s Horse Show Poster - Allentown PA Three Oaks Riding Club Erie Litho For Sale

RARE Original Vintage Horse Show Poster – Allentown Pennsylvania Fairgrounds, Three Oaks Riding Club

This is an original cardboard advertising poster for the Three Oaks Riding Club horse show, held at the Allentown Fair Grounds in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The poster features a color lithographed illustration of a formally attired rider on a show horse, printed by the Erie Litho and Printing Co. of Erie, PA. Most likely from 1944 based on the date, though it could also be 1939 or 1950 (which had Sunday Sep 10th).

Event Details

• Three Oaks Riding Club, Inc. Horse Show
• Allentown Fair Grounds, 17th and Chew Streets, Allentown, PA
• Sunday, Sept. 10, 10:00 A.M.
• Sponsored by Herbert Paul Lentz Post No. 29 and Unit 29, Ladies Aux., American Legion
• Stanley H. Brown, Secretary, 2840 Greenleaf St., Allentown, PA
• Printed by Erie Litho and Printing Co., Erie, PA
• Likely 1940s — best guess is 1944, based on the calendar date falling on a Sunday and matching contact details shared with a dated 1946 poster from the same club, though this is not confirmed
• Approx. 20" x 12.5"

Why Collectors Want This
Erie Litho and Printing Co. is a recognized name among American poster collectors, known for decades of circus and show-trade printing out of Erie, PA — a draw for printing-history and Americana collectors independent of the subject matter. Layered on top of that is the equestrian appeal and the local Allentown/Lehigh Valley connection, tied here to a named riding club, a named American Legion post, and a specific show manager — the kind of granular local detail that doesn't surface often. This should appeal both to saddlebred/show-horse collectors and to Lehigh Valley historical collectors building out Allentown Fairgrounds and Legion post history.

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