Invitation to President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland to visit the city during the winter of 1887-1888, preferably during February of that winter, to see the Sub-tropical Exposition.
Invitation to President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland to visit the city during the winter of 1887-1888, preferably during February of that winter, to see the Sub-tropical Exposition.
Entry/Object ID
Library.1730
Tags
Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023
Description
5 leaves : illus. (col.) ' 43 cm
Invitation to President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland to visit the city during the winter of 1887-1888, preferably during February of that winter, to see the Sub-tropical Exposition by Jacksonville (Fla.) City Council.
Issued jointly by the City Council and the Board of Trade.
The invitation is handlettered and hand decorated with water-color vignettes and some colored captions. Bound in magnolia wood boards with handpainted oil of a magnolia blossom with buds and leaves on the cover.
Cover wrapped in brown paper with hand lettered title in ink.
Collection
Library
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908., United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland)., Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Florida -- Jacksonville., Florida Sub Tropical Exposition (1888 : Jacksonville, Fla.)., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History.
Publication Details
Author
Jacksonville (Fla.) City Council., Jacksonville (Fla.) Board of Trade.