The Jaarbeurs (Yearly Fair) is an exhibition and convention centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The first Dutch Annual Exhibition (Nederlandse Jaarbeurs) was organised by the Utrecht branch of the Vereeniging Nederlandsch Fabrikaat in 1917. This first trade fair attracted over 150,000 visitors, which was a huge number at the time. It now attracts 2.65 million visitors a year.
The posters I have selected are from between 1917 and 1956, and represent the fashions and styles of the day in graphic design and typography. There are one or two from other locations.
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| 1917 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1918 Second Dutch Utrecht Fair |
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| 1918 Second Dutch Utrecht Fair |
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| 1922 Visit the Fair in Utrecht |
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| 1922 Visit the sixth Dutch Utrecht International Fair |
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| 1922 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1923 Utrecht Fair - Trade and Industry |
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| 1924 The 10th Utrecht Fair |
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| c1925-30 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1927 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1929 Utrecht Spring Fair |
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| 1929 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1930 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Henri Pieck |
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| 1930 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Henri Pieck |
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| 1932 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Agnaes Canta |
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| 1932 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Henri Pieck |
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| 1932 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Henri Pieck |
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| 1932 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1933 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1934 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Henri Pieck |
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| 1934 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1936 Utrecht Agricultural Fair. Poster by Henri Pieck |
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| 1936 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1936 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Agnes Canta |
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| 1936 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Henri Pieck |
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| 1937 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Agnes Canta |
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| 1938 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1939 Utrecht Fair. Poster by G. Scheepstra |
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| 1939 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Henk Nieuwenhuijs |
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| 1939 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Steen |
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| 1941 Utrecht Fair. Poster by Agnes Canta |
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| 1941 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1946 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1946 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1947 Flanders Fair |
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| 1947 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1947 Utrecht Agricultural Fair |
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| 1948 Brussels International Fair |
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| 1948 Utrecht Agricultural Department Fair |
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| 1951 Utrecht Fair |
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| 1951 56th Utrecht International Fair |
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| 1951-52 Utrecht Agricultural Department Fair |
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| 1953 Utrecht Industrial Fair |
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| 1953 Utrecht Fair for Furniture and Home Textiles |
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| 1953 60th Utrecht International Fair |
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| 1956 (40 Years 1916 - 1956) Utrecht Fair |