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Original Title (transcribed from print)

Great Industrial and Agricultural Exposition at Richmond, Virginia

Other Titles (transcribed from print)

The Great Industrial and Agricultural Exposition at Richmond, Virginia

Additional Caption (transcribed from print)

Drawn by W. L. Sheppard.

Publication

Harper's Weekly

Publisher

Harper & Brothers, Publishers

Date

10-20-1888

Page Number

792

Description

1. Exterior of the main building. 2. A Glimpse of the Art Hall. 3. The Colonial or Brandon Room. 4. Stonewall Jackson's horse, Tree split by cannon-shot from Fredericksburg, and other war relics. 5. Colonial coat of arms of Virginia. 6. Colonial and Revolutinary Relics. 7. Cottage made of cereals. 8. Objects made of tobacco or cigarettes. 9. The Weed in Blossom. 10. Making cheroots. 11. Redoubt of Richmond defences in front of Exposition Grounds

Topical Subject

Agricultural exhibitions -- Virginia -- Richmond

Geographic Subject

Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

City/Location

Richmond (Va.)

Original Item Size

34 x 24 cm

Genre

prints (visual works)

Local Genre

newspaper; artwork

Type

Still Image; Text

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

Rights

This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Collection

Richmond Nineteenth-Century Print Collection

Source

Original periodical illustration: The Great Industrial and Agricultural Exposition at Richmond, Virginia, Harper's Weekly, Oct. 20, 1888, p. 792, Richmond, Virginia Maps and Prints Collection, M 190, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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