“1907 Souvenirs of Jamestown,” the latest exhibit at the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, explores the 1907 Ter-centennial Exposition, which celebrated the establishment in 1607 of the first permanent English settlement in America. Planned and promoted as a major tourist attraction on a par with the World’s Fair, the Jamestown Exposition was a grand national pageant, through which we can recognize turn-of-the-century popular ideas about nation, race, gender, class, progress and history. The 1907 Jamestown Exposition generated souvenirs and ephemera, many of which are on display through a generous loan from collector and area businessman Preston Coiner. The exhibit will be on view in the McIntire Building through the end of June.
1907 SOUVENIRS OF JAMESTOWN
“1907 Souvenirs of Jamestown,� the latest exhibit at the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, explores the 1907 Ter-centennial Exposition, which celebrated the establishment in 1607 of the first permanent English settlement in America. Planned and promoted as a major tourist attraction on a par with the World’s Fair, the Jamestown Exposition was a grand national pageant, through which we can recognize turn-of-the-century popular ideas about nation, race, gender, class, progress and history. The 1907 Jamestown Exposition generated souvenirs and ephemera, many of which are on display through a generous loan from collector and area businessman Preston Coiner. The exhibit will be on view in the McIntire Building through the end of June.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Through postcards, plates, toothpick holders, stamps, coins, maps, playing cards, spoons and photographs, visitors to this exhibit can sense the excitement that surrounded the 300th anniversary celebration of the Jamestown settlement. These images and artifacts boasted the proud history—and boosted the New South prominence—of Virginia one hundred years ago. Diaries and photographs depict awards won by the University of Virginia and Charlottesville and Albemarle businesses for their pavilions and products. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society works to nurture and promote an awareness and appreciation of the history of Charlottesville and Albemarle County through exhibits, walking tours, publications, and other programs. The Society is located in the McIntire Building at 200 Second Street NE in downtown Charlottesville. The Society’s Exhibit Hall and Library are open to the public Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For information about Society programs, please visit www.albemarlehistory.org.
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