United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981881The 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/atlanta-compromise-speechhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/cotton-expositions-atlantaForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/atlanta-compromise-speechhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/cotton-expositions-atlantaForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaExhibitions--Georgia--AtlantaAgricultural exhibitions--Georgia--AtlantaBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaExhibition buildings--Georgia--AtlantaCarriages and carts--Georgia--AtlantaFountains--Georgia--AtlantaTowers--Georgia--AtlantaRoads--Georgia--AtlantaParks--Georgia--AtlantaAtlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.1881 International Cotton ExpositionStillImage