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Title: New York at the Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Virginia, April 26 to December 1, 1907
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: New York (State). Commission, Jamestown Exposition, 1907
Subjects: Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907) New York (State)--Exhibitions
Publisher: Albany, N.Y. : J.B. Lyon Co.
Contributing Library: Virginia Beach Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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retary for a card entitlingone to the hospitalities of the building. The stairway left the hall at the rear, and by winding ascendedto a balcony which surrounded the rotundas base. From thisvantage point one could gaze down upon the scene below. Thesecond story was devoted to suites of twelve bed-chambers, withbath. The furnishings were homelike in their appointment, andanybody favored by an invitation thoroughly enjoyed the honor ofbeing a guest in this beautiful State building. Electric fans, maidsand pages furnished conveniences, and best of all, the genial hostess,Mrs. Nelson H. Henry, was ideal in her social capacity, so that everyState function was as properly carried out in every detail of appoint-ment and the proper social requirements as a banquet in the WhiteHouse or an exclusive metropolitan home would be. Nothing butcommendation was heard regarding the style of the building and itssocial conduct. These features made a lasting impression uponevery visitor to the Exposition.
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t) r. 0 !/! (11 H CQ 3 n r, oj X 0 m (I) 0) • Id i* ul ~ 2 0 3 u a) in ct T) c 10 0) 3 0 a STATE EXHIBIT BROAD SCOPE AND THE RARE CONTENTS OF THE NEWYORK STATE HISTORICAL EXHIBIT WHICH WASAWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE 205 New York State History Exhibit NEW YORK joined with other States in answering the appealof the Exposition to be represented by a specific display ofhistorical objects, and in the way of making an exhibitconfined all efforts to that one purpose. It was the intention of the Jamestown Exposition to make adisplay of this nature which should be unique, making all otherfeatures there might be subordiante to this idea. The plan eventuallymet with success of the fullest measure. Never before this had individuals yielded their most preciousfamily treasure to be so far removed from home as they did on thisoccasion. State vied with State in the endeavor to place before thepublic the relics of three centuries, which best would tell

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