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Box 44

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Contains 1 Result:

Letterbook I, Numbers 48-95, 1888 August 18-September 20

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The first Special Exhibition of American Pottery and Porcelain was held from October 16 to November 13, 1888. According to the museum's annual report for that year, 32,234 visitors attended. Exhibitors competed that year for money prizes totaling $750. Others could display their wares without competing. According to a published announcement, any prize-winning object would become property of the museum and would be exhibited and identified as purchased through the Joseph E. Temple Fund....
Dates: 1888 August 18-September 20