Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)

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One February 1, 1907 letter from A. L. Sutton, Chief of Exploitation of the Jamestown Exposition to "the teacher," suggesting that teachers bring their students to the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia.

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One 1906 brochure featuring information and a map about the Jamestown Exposition, transportation information and ticket prices by both train and boat to the Exposition, and a map of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Scope and Contents One circa 1975-1976 feasibility study for the restoration of flag officers' quarters at the naval station in Norfolk, Virginia. These homes were built for the Jamestown Exposition of 1907, and the study documents the history and design of the 17 buildings, along with recommendations for restoration. The study includes photographs and architectural drawings of the homes. The study was conducted by Spigel, Carter, Zinkl, Herman, Architects, with Craig & Stroud, Ltd., Structural Engineers;...

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Circa 1980 slides featuring historic postcards primarily from early 20th century Norfolk, Virginia. Subjects include businesses, churches, hospitals, hotels, Jamestown Exposition, neighborhoods, and schools. There are also a few images of Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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One book titled Historical Exhibit of New York State at Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Virginia, April 26-December 1, 1907, An Explanatory List of Articles, Replete with Chronological Material that Will Guide the Visitor and Furnish a Useful Reference to the Student of American History, prepared by Cuyler Reynolds.

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One 1907 booklet featuring Hotel Chamberlin at Old Point Comfort, Virginia. A map inside the booklet shows the location of Hotel Chamberlin, ferry and steamboat routes, railroads, and Civil War battlefields. A 1906 map in the middle of the booklet by George F. Adams shows the hotel across from the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia. The booklet advertises the historic area surrounding Hampton Roads, the luxurious features of the hotel, and the Jamestown Exposition.

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Books, booklets, sheet music, maps, and other published materials relating to the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition of 1907 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Scope and Contents Six 1902-1907 minute books of the Jamestown Exposition Company in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes typed minutes of the stockhholders (i.e. incorporators), Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Board of Governors. Each minute book includes an alphabetical index of topics in the front. The Board of Governors minutes are contained within three volumes. The minutes are sometimes signed by the recording secretary and approved by the chairman. This collection also includes a...

Scope and Contents Maps, books, booklets, pamphlets, photographs, postcards, souvenir artifacts, newspapers, and other printed ephemera relating to Norfolk, Hampton Roads, and Virginia from the mid-nineteenth to early twenty-first centuries. Most of the materials date from the 1920s to 1970s, although a significant number of items relate to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907. Maps of the southside section of Hampton Roads and memorabilia of Norfolk and the Tidewater area make up a majority of items in the...

Scope and Contents Three books compiled by Norfolk Public Schools featuring students' work in 1st-7th grades from February - May 1907 for an exhibit of the School Board of the City of Norfolk at the Jamestown Exposition. Each book highlights pupils' assignments from different schools: Atlantic City School No. 2, Brambleton School No. 1, and Holt Street School in Norfolk, Virginia. Subject matter includes language, spelling, composition, grammar, mathematics, geography, history, and physiology. Some assignments...