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1885 NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION

• [New Orleans Cotton Exposition Map]
  [New Orleans Cotton Exposition Map] "The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition New Orleans LA USA Department of Installation Plan No. 2 Map of the City of New Orleans showing location of Exposition Grounds and all approaches thereto land and water" c. 1884 by Southern Lithographic Company 38 Natchez St. New Orleans with inset maps of the French Quarter Eads lighthouse railroad map of LA and TX a view of New Orleans in 1719 and a bird's-eye-view of the Exposition together with an original booklet showing the prizes and rules of the Horticulture Exhibit at the Cotton Exhibition with envelope the map sight 27 1/2 in. x 37 1/2 in. framed Provenance: James Bowman Rosedown Plantation St. Francisville LA.
• The Visitor's Guide to the
  The Visitor's Guide to the World's Exposition, lithographed guide of the City of New Orleans with a street map highlighting various points of interest throughout the city, printed in 1884 by the Southern Lith. Co., New Orleans for the December 16, 1884 - May 31, 1885 exposition, published by Theo. Pohlmann 12" x 17-1/4". Unframed and presented in a plastic sleeve with support board.
• A Group of Six New Orleans
  A Group of Six New Orleans Commemorative Medals including a large bronze Cotton Exposition 1884; a New Orleans bicentennial 1918; a centennial celebrating the concord between Britain and the US 1915; a contemporary Battle of New Orleans medal and a 1965 Rex doubloon.
• Southern Lithograph Company, New
  Southern Lithograph Company, New Orleans, Large Lithographed Map of The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A., Plan No. 2, with a map of New Orleans showing the location of the exposition grounds, 1889, the borders with lithographed vignettes of New Orleans. Glazed and presented in a pale blue mat within a black-stained oak frame.
• BOOK: HISTORY OF THE LOUISIANA
  BOOK: HISTORY OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITIONLarge illustrated book of the History of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904, compiled from sources by Mark Bennett and Frank Parker Stockbridge, introduction by Walter B. Stevens, Illustrated under the direction of Ed r M. Dilley with more than four thousand engravings, published by Universal Exposition Publishing Company, Saint Louis, 1905, good condition, general wear on spine, measures 14 x 11 inches. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
• [New Orleans] A Group of New
  [New Orleans] A Group of New Orleans Ephemera including a Jefferson Davis Monument Association invitation to the unveiling of the Jefferson Davis Monument February 22 1911; a Louisiana State Commission invitation to "Louisiana Day" at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis MO. September 14 1904; an Archdiocese of New Orleans "Eighth National Eucharistic Congress" Program October 17-20 1938; and a "New York Jockey Club" Inaugural Meeting Admit Card inscribed to "Mr. Rich Herrick" August 1889. (3 pcs.)
• RARE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF NEW
  RARE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF NEW ORLEANSRare Bird's-Eye View of New Orleans, Currier & Ives/Publishers, "The City of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain in Distance", 1885, Currier & Ives, 115 Nassau St., NY, lithograph, printed in colors, depicting the city during the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, with a key showing the position of 35 prominent buildings and place names, image incl. nomenclature 24 in. x 35 1/8 in; sheet 27 in. x 39 3/8 in., framed
• A 1986 New Orleans Jazz and
  A 1986 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster, by Lyndon Barrois, signed lower right, numbered lower right "1359/2500", plate signed lower left, 21" x 34". Glazed and presented in a mauve lacquered frame.
• [Fairs and Expos] Panama-Pacific
  [Fairs and Expos] Panama-Pacific Expo and American Culture Explained  Lot of 4. The Expo was mounted to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal opened Feb. 20 closed Dec. 4 1915. The Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Information for Visitors. Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co. 1913. 8vo printed paper covers 24pp. The Exposition Fact-Book. Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco 1915. 3.75 x 9 in. brochure 30pp. Advertising brochure for Inside Inn a hotel ''Situated within the grounds of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.'' Single sheet folded (6 x 19 in.) Pidgeon Daniel. Old-World Questions and New-World Answers. New York: Harper & Brothers 1885. Harper's Handy Series Weekly. 16mo printed paper wraps 193pp plus 6pp ads. The booklet is an attempt to explain America and her people to Europeans (and others). The preface begins with The United States of America are a great alembic into which the emigrant vessels of Europe are constantly pouring a vast quantity... the raw material of the American people that is yet to be. Toning and chipping of the wraps. Very light toning of leaves but basically clean.
• UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION PLAQUETTE,
  UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION PLAQUETTE, PARIS 1900 Medal for the Universal Exposition in Paris, July 4 1900 by Brenner. Obverse has 2 women standing before the National Pavillion with wording below "Presented by the Commissioner General of the United States": Reverse is the Lafayette monument in Paris. The Paris World's Fair ran in 1900 from April to November. One of the interesting exhibits was by the Lumi?re brothers who did the first public presentation of motion pictures in 1895
• Good Collection of Six
  Good Collection of Six International Exposition Medals, including a French bronze 1878 Paris medal by Jules-Clement Chaplain (1839-1909), the obverse with a bust of Ceres and the legend "Republique Francaise", the reverse with Nike and her attendant above Paris and identifying legend, the recipient's name "Raymond Gerard" with inset die, dia. 68 mm; a French silver 1878 Paris medal by Eugene-Andre Oudine (1810-1887), the obverse with a bust of Ceres with Concord diadem and the legend "Republique Francaise", the obverse with presentation inscription from the Ministry of Public Instruction and engraved recipient's name "M.elle Besson", dia. 50 mm; a French bronze 1900 Paris medal by Georges-Henri Lemaire (1853-1914), the obverse with a seated Cybele and identifying legend, the obverse with implements of industry (anvil, telegraph line, camera, dirigible, etc.) and void cartouche, dia. 53 mm; a French bronze 1904 St. Louis medal after Alexis-Joseph DePaulis (1792-1867), the obverse with allegorical figures of the Continents at the Altar of Friendship, the reverse with legend "St. Louis/1904/America Welcomes the World", dia. 51 mm; an American bronze 1904 St. Louis medal by Adolph Alexander Weinmann (1870-1952), the obverse with allegorical figures of Columbia bringing Louisiana into her Embrace, with identifying legend, the reverse with an eagle and two dolphins and the legend "Bronze Medal/Louisiana Purchase/Exposition", dia. 65 mm; and an Italian bronze 1911 Torino medal by Pietro Canonica (1869-1959), the obverse with a winged horse and rider carrying the banner "Italia" and identifying legend, the reverse with laurel wreath, dia. 40 mm, the French medals all touchmarked on the edge with the "cornucopia" medal mark in use from 1880. The American medal is one of 10,000 officially authorized bronze medals struck by the U.S. mint in Philadelphia for the St. Louis 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Designed by A. A. Weinmann (who also designed the walking Liberty half dollar and the Mercury dime), the medal is rich in allegorical detail. Note, for instance, the finely engraved Napoleonic bees in the cloak of Louisiana as she casts it off to be wrapped in the American stars of Columbia's cloak, or the two dolphins on the reverse, symbolic of America's trans-oceanic boundaries.
• Good Collection of Six
  Good Collection of Six International Exposition Medals, including a French bronze 1878 Paris medal by Jules-Clement Chaplain (1839-1909), the obverse with a bust of Ceres and the legend "Republique Francaise", the reverse with Nike and her attendant above Paris and identifying legend, the recipient's name "Raymond Gerard" with inset die, dia. 68 mm; a French silver 1878 Paris medal by Eugene-Andre Oudine (1810-1887), the obverse with a bust of Ceres with Concord diadem and the legend "Republique Francaise", the obverse with presentation inscription from the Ministry of Public Instruction and engraved recipient's name "M.elle Besson", dia. 50 mm; a French bronze 1900 Paris medal by Georges-Henri Lemaire (1853-1914), the obverse with a seated Cybele and identifying legend, the obverse with implements of industry (anvil, telegraph line, camera, dirigible, etc.) and void cartouche, dia. 53 mm; a French bronze 1904 St. Louis medal after Alexis-Joseph DePaulis (1792-1867), the obverse with allegorical figures of the Continents at the Altar of Friendship, the reverse with legend "St. Louis/1904/America Welcomes the World", dia. 51 mm; an American bronze 1904 St. Louis medal by Adolph Alexander Weinmann (1870-1952), the obverse with allegorical figures of Columbia bringing Louisiana into her Embrace, with identifying legend, the reverse with an eagle and two dolphins and the legend "Bronze Medal/Louisiana Purchase/Exposition", dia. 65 mm; and an Italian bronze 1911 Torino medal by Pietro Canonica (1869-1959), the obverse with a winged horse and rider carrying the banner "Italia" and identifying legend, the reverse with laurel wreath, dia. 40 mm, the French medals all touchmarked on the edge with the "cornucopia" medal mark in use from 1880. The American medal is one of 10,000 officially authorized bronze medals struck by the U.S. mint in Philadelphia for the St. Louis 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Designed by A. A. Weinmann (who also designed the walking Liberty half dollar and the Mercury dime), the medal is rich in allegorical detail. Note, for instance, the finely engraved Napoleonic bees in the cloak of Louisiana as she casts it off to be wrapped in the American stars of Columbia's cloak, or the two dolphins on the reverse, symbolic of America's trans-oceanic boundaries.
• A 1985 New Orleans Jazz and
  A 1985 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster, by Tore Wallin, signed lower left, numbered lower right "2132/2500", plate signed lower right, 36" x 15". Handsomely matted and presented in a mauve lacquered frame.
• A Collection of More than Seventy
  A Collection of More than Seventy Vintage Black and White Photographs of Scenes of Louisiana and New Orleans c. mid-20th c. including images of plantation houses sugar cane and cotton harvesting Acadian homesteads cemeteries and tombstones churches buggies the Governor's Mansion farm and field workers fishermen and fishing boats the blessing of the sugar cane fields moss pickers "Miss Dede Brezeale Dean of Natchitoches Meat Pies " and Hodges Gardens among others many published for the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission Baton Rouge 8 in. x 10 in. or 5 in. x 7 in. all unframed.
• New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
  New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster, 1980, by P. Collier, numbered lower right "7072/10,000", 33" x 22-1/2". Glazed, triple matted and framed.
• NEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED[New Orleans
  NEW ORLEANS ILLUSTRATED[New Orleans Illustrated], Jewell's Crescent City Illustrated, The Commercial, Social, Political and General History of New Orleans, including Biographical Sketches of its Distinguished Citizens, 1874, edited and compiled by Edwin L. Jewell, small folio, cloth, 340 pages, with over 175 illustrations
• New Orleans School (20th
  New Orleans School (20th Century) "View of a French Quarter Street Through a Wrought-Iron Balcony", watercolor, 22" x 15-1/2", signed lower left "Mansfield". Glazed, handsomely matted and framed.
• WORLD FAIR ITEMS INC. NEW ORLEANS
  WORLD FAIR ITEMS INC. NEW ORLEANS MAP1st item: Visitor's Directory to the Buildings of the World's Industrial Exposition and Guide to Principal Exhibits, pamphlet from the 1884 Cotton Exhibition in New Orleans; Published by Patterson and Co. New Orleans. Contains Ground Plan of Government Building, Main Building Ground Plan, and Location of Buildings. Many pages appear to have been removed, and the covers are pasted together with an extraneous page. Tipped into the back is a rare birdseye view map of New Orleans, titled PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF NEW ORLEANS AND ENVIRONS LOOKING SOUTH. (Map trimmed and foxed; soiling and losses to covers, other page glued to front cover). 8 1/4" H x 5 3/8" W x 1/8" D. Also included with this item is an albumen print on card backing, labeled HORTICULTURAL HALL, NEW ORLEANS EXHIBITION (some soiling). 4 7/8" H x 6 3/4" W. 2nd item: Small stone trough with chiseled date 1876, likely from the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. 1 1/2" H x 4" W x 2" D. 3rd item: portion of a catalog of fine art in an exhibition (covers and half of the catalog are missing). 6 1/8" H x 9 1/4" W x 1/8" D. 4th item: Wood medallion with raised depiction of Machinery Hall, from the Columbian Exhibition. 3 3/8" diameter. 5th item: CHICAGO 1893: THE YOUTH'S COMPANION - softcover booklet illustrated guide with pictures (losses at corner and binding, most interior pages in relatively good condition with some staining and foxing). 16" H x 11" W. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: See item description.
• 1903 MCKINLEY LOUISIANA PURCHASE
  1903 MCKINLEY LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION, ST. LOUIS GOLD ONE-DOLLAR COIN1903 McKinley Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis Gold One-Dollar Coin
• HARPER'S WEEKLY PRINT OF NEW
  HARPER'S WEEKLY PRINT OF NEW ORLEANSHarper's Weekly Print of New Orleans , "The City Of New Orleans, Louisiana, Taken by the Union Forces, April 24, 1862", lithograph, from Harpers Weekly, May 10, 1862 issue, sheet 10 3/4 in. x 15 1/2 in., unframed
• [Antique Southern Prints] a group
  [Antique Southern Prints] a group of 25 prints from periodicals including New Orleans and Carnival/Mardi Gras scenes; "Rout of Comus and his Band"; Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper "...the New Orleans Exposition" 1885; Picturesque America "The Lower Mississippi"; Scribner's Monthly 1873 "The Great South Louisiana"; Appleton's Journal "Gathering Magnolia Blossoms..."; Harper's Weekly "In Carnival Time" "Sketches of the Flood in New Orleans" July 1871 and "Cypress Swamp..."; The Illustrated London News "The War in America Arrival of a Federal Steamer with Flag of Truce at Madisonville..." 1863; and others.
• Louis Oscar Griffith
  Louis Oscar Griffith (American/Louisiana 1875-1956) "French Quarter New Orleans" color etching with aquatint signed and numbered "48/100" 12 in. x 10 in. framed.
• NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL, 1995,
  NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL, 1995, GEORGE RODRIGUE1995 New Orleans Jazz Festival limited edition (1617/2500) poster by George Rodrigue. Hand signed and numbered, showing Louie Armstrong with a blue dog. Image size is 35" x 21", framed to 40 1/4" x 26 1/4". Excellent condition. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
• New Orleans School (Mid-20th
  New Orleans School (Mid-20th Century) "French Quarter at Twilight", oil on masonite, 22-1/2" x 18". Presented in a carved giltwood exhibition frame.
• An Album of Vintage Black and White
  An Album of Vintage Black and White Photographs of New Orleans and Louisiana c. mid 20th c. approximately 50 silver gelatin prints including images of the French Quarter Mississippi River Boats St. Roch Cemetery West End Dock Scenes Loading of Bananas Mardi Gras Parade on Canal Street The Chas. Bolot Papermill in New Iberia Salt Mines on Avery Island and Sugar Cane Fields and Processing 8 in. x 10 in. photographs in a period album.
• A 1987 New Orleans Jazz and
  A 1987 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster, by Hugh Ricks, signed lower left, numbered lower right "209/2500", plate signed lower right, sight 20" x 19-1/2". Glazed, handsomely matted and presented in a black lacquer frame.
• MCKINLEY LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO
  MCKINLEY LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO GOLD DOLLAR1803 - 1903 US Gold $1 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, William McKinley variety. Issued to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in 1904 in St. Louis. This coin was the first American commemorative gold coin. Coin was mounted at some poin shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
• NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER,
  NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL POSTER, 1984, BASCLE1984 New Orleans Jazz Festival limited edition (1555/2500) poster by Philip Bascle. Hand signed and numbered, showing an illustrated sheet of music. Image size is 29 3/8" x 19 3/8", framed to 34 1/2" x 24 5/8". Excellent condition. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
• "Souvenir Views of New Orleans",
  "Souvenir Views of New Orleans", copyrighted 1883 by Ward Brothers, Columbus, Ohio, illustrated with twenty fold-out panels, unfolding to approximately eight-and-one-half feet, with original blind-stamped deep red covers, published by "S. T. Blessing, No. 88 Canal Street, New Orleans -- Dealer in Pictures, Views and Picture Frames", h. 3", w. 100".
• A 1995 New Orleans Jazz and
  A 1995 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster, featuring Louis Armstrong, by George Rodrigue, signed in pencil lower left, numbered in pencil lower right "2333/2500", 36" x 20", plate signed lower right. Glazed and presented in a giltwood frame.
• (CHICAGO COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION) A
  (CHICAGO COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION) A group of five World's Columbian Exposition admission tickets Chicago 1893 comprising a Columbus Washington Indian Chief and two Lincoln examples together with a booklet cover and a Louisiana Purchase Exposition Official Souvenir Token.
• New Orleans School (Mid-20th
  New Orleans School (Mid-20th Century) "New Orleans French Market", artist's proof etching, sight 11-1/2" x 8", pencil titled lower center, pencil signed indistinctly lower right. Glazed, double matted and presented in a stained wooden frame.
• Eugene Delcroix (American/New
  Eugene Delcroix (American/New Orleans 1891-1967) a group of four hand-colored vintage photographs including "Little Theatre Courtyard" "Arts and Crafts Courtyard" "Iron Lace Balconies" and "Cathedral Through Gateway" all pencil-signed lower right two titled lower left one with Holmes Art Gallery New Orleans label en verso two 6 1/2 in. x 4 in. (sight) two 6 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. (image) two in matching period frames and two unframed; together with Charles Harlow Graves (American late 19th century) "King Cotton Mississippi Agricultural Exposition 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis" vintage Art Nouveau stereograph published by The Universal Photo Art Co. of Philadelphia and Naperville 7 in. x 3 1/2 in. unframed.
• A Collection of Three Harper's
  A Collection of Three Harper's Weekly Prints including "New Orleans in Carnival Garb-From Sketches by J.O. Davidson" "Scene on the Levee at New Orleans on the Departure of the Paroled Rebel Prisoners February 20 1863-sketched by Mr. Hamilton" and "In the Old French Market New Orleans-Drawn by John W. Alexander" wood block prints sight 15 in. x 21 in. 14 3/4 in. x 21 in. and 9 1/4 in. x 15 in. all framed.
• ALICE BARBER STEPHENS
  ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (PENNSYLVANIA/NEW JERSEY, 1858-1932), THE 1915 PAN-PACIFIC EXPOSITION., OIL ON CANVAS, 13.5” X 10.5”. FRAMED 20.75” X 17.75”.ALICE BARBER STEPHENS, Pennsylvania/New Jersey, 1858-1932, The 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition. Initialed lower center "A.B.S.". Signed in pencil on stretcher "Alice B. Stephens". Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 13.5" x 10.5". Framed 20.75" x 17.75". Provenance: Bonhams California, June 9, 2002, Lot #8173.Notes:The Pan-Pacific or Panama–Pacific International Exposition world fair was held in San Francisco from February 20 to December 4, 1915. While its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, it was also considered an opportunity for the city of San Francisco to show how well it had recovered from the 1906 earthquake. The fair was held in what is now known as the Marina District and exhibits included a steam locomotive, the Liberty Bell, the Tower of Jewels and a telephone line that ran to New York so that people could hear the ocean from opposite sides of the continent.
• The Art-Journal Illustrated
  The Art-Journal Illustrated Catalogue of the 1851 Great Exhibition the Art-Journal Catalogue of the 1900 Paris Exhibition and the Royal Commission 1906 catalogue of the British Section of the St. Louis International Exhibition 1904.