Guide to the Jamestown, Virginia postcards, 1907Jamestown, Virginia postcards C0369Published by George Mason University Libraries Contact Information:Fenwick Library (2FL) George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444 USA Phone: (703) 993-2220 Fax: (703) 993-8911 Email: speccoll@gmu.edu URL: http://scrc.gmu.edu Historical NoteThe Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exhibition was a World's Fair held in 1907 in Norfolk, Virginia. It was intended to be a celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown and the colony of Virginia, following in the successful tradition of similar exhibitions across the United States. The fair was plagued with organizational and financial problems, and eventually was deemed a commercial failure, but did see some success in its exhibitions, particularly one on African Americans. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentTwo Jamestown, Virginia postcards from 1907. The postards depict an aerial view of the Jamestown Exposition of 1907 and a colored illustration of the founding of Jamestown, including portraits of John Smith, Pocahontas, and a group of Native Americans, presumably the Indigenous Algonquian People, also known as the Powhatans. The postcards were written and sent by separate individuals who likely attended the Exposition in September and April of 1907, respectively. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementThis is a single folder collection. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions. Use RestrictionsThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from Jamestown, Virginia postcards must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialThe Special Collections Research Center holds many other collections about Virginia and its history. It also holds the Sallie Montgomery travel diary, which pertains to the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition of 1915. Return to the Table of Contents Index Terms
Geographical Names:Jamestown (Va.)
Virginia--History--20th century
Document Types:Postcards.
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationAlternative Form AvailableDigitized versions of these postcards can be found here: Jamestown, Virginia postcards. Preferred CitationJamestown, Virginia postcards, C0369, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. Acquisition InformationThe donor is unknown. Processing InformationReprocessing completed by Amanda Brent in July 2019. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in July 2019. This collection used to be a part of the Virginia historical documents collection, C0034. Return to the Table of Contents Bibliographyde Ruiter, Brian. "Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition of 1907." Encyclopedia Virginia. https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Jamestown_Ter-Centennial_Exposition_of_1907#start_entry (accessed July 12, 2019). |