Florida. - The Buildings of the Sub-Tropical Exposition at Jacksonville, opened January 12th.

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• PUBLISHER: Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

• MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

  DATE: 1888.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 x 8 7/8" (12.8 x 22.5 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective of "Florida - The Buildings of the Sub-Tropical Exposition at Jacksonville, opened January 12th," captured as an engraving and colorized to emphasize its details.<br><br> The Sub-Tropical Exposition in Jacksonville, inaugurated on January 12, 1888, featured an expansive Moorish-style building at Main and First streets, designed to showcase the richness of Floridian and Caribbean life. This grand structure, larger than a football field with soaring towers and minarets, housed a vast array of exhibits including fruits, vegetables, fish, animals like the famous alligator Old Joe, and artistic displays. Visitors marveled at a Seminole village and enjoyed parades, military demonstrations, and fireworks. Despite its initial success drawing notable figures like President Grover Cleveland and Frederick Douglass, the exposition faced challenges, closing temporarily due to a yellow fever epidemic. Revived in smaller forms in subsequent years, it finally concluded in early 1890s. The iconic building was eventually demolished in 1897 to make room for a waterworks reservoir.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: The piece is in a mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color. Narrow bottom margin.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Florida, Georgia, Hawaii