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Ervin W. Moore travel journal

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Identifier: ViU-2021-0042

Content Description

This collection contains a photo-illustrated travelogue by Ervin W. Moore documenting a Maine family's trip to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907 in Norfolk, Virginia. En route, they visit New York City, the Library of Congress, Mount Vernon, and numerous theater houses, museums, and other public institutions. The journal documents Moore's impressions and observations of the places visited along with allusions and quotes of literary figures both ancient and modern. Photographs are interspersed Of note are dipictions of Philippine Exposition, refered to as the 'reservation', including photographs of the Moro people who were brought to the fair from the southern Philippines islands for exoticism at the exhibition.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased with the Associates Endowment Fund, 2020/2021. Acquired by David Whitesell.

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Dates

  • October 8-19, 1907

Creator

Extent

1 folder(s)

Inventory

1 volume