- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- 1881 International Cotton Exposition
- Date of Original:
- 1881
- Subject:
- Exhibitions--Georgia--Atlanta
Agricultural exhibitions--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Exhibition buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Carriages and carts--Georgia--Atlanta
Fountains--Georgia--Atlanta
Towers--Georgia--Atlanta
Roads--Georgia--Atlanta
Parks--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- bird's-eye views
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The 1881 International Cotton Exposition buildings in Atlanta's Oglethorpe Park consisted of a central building and several wings. The central building was devoted to textile-manufacturing displays while the wings showcased other southern products, including sugar, rice, and tobacco.
This illustration gives a bird's-eye view of the 1881 International Cotton Exposition buildings in Atlanta, Georgia's Oglethorpe Park. A central building is surrounded by four wings forming an "X" shape. Smaller buildings stand in the spaces between the wings. A road encircles the compound, and horse-drawn carts and wagons line the road. A fountain stands in front of the center of the structure. A cupola rises from the top of the central building. The central building was devoted to textile-manufacturing displays while the wings showcased other southern products, including sugar, rice, and tobacco. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/cotton-expositions-in-atlanta/m-2651/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center Archives
Atlanta History Center - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/atlanta-compromise-speech
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/cotton-expositions-atlanta
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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