[Rarebooks] FS: 1880 Red Oak Iowa Art & AntiquesExhibition

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: Catalogue of the Art Loan Exhibition at the M.E. Church, Red Oak,
Iowa.

Published in Red Oak by Record Job Print in 1880.

DISCUSSION: An interesting catalog, showing just how up-and-coming Iowa
could be in late Victorian days. The Red Oak Methodist Episcopal Church
was chock-full of committees to organize these exhibitions, including
committees for Ceramics & Silverware - Bric-a-Brac, Relics and Curiosities
- Laces and Textile Fabrics - Paintings and Engravings - Mineral
Specimens, Coins and Jewelry - Books and Manuscripts - Comic Department -
Daguerreotypes, Photographs, etc. - Floral and Decorating - Music and
Entertainment - Refreshments. The catalog listing of the items exchibited
is divided into the categories previously listed, as well as a section of
"Cabinets", collections of items including "150 specimens from the Holy
Land", Persian artifacts, and so on.

The catalog also serves as a de facto Commercial directory, incljuding
many pages of illustrated advertisements for Red Oak area businesses. Red
Oak was first settled in the 1850s, and became the county seat of
Montgomery County in 1865. In 1869 the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad came through. The population in 1880 was 3,755, and its main
claim to fame, other than having kick-ass Victorian art exhibitions, is
that Johnny Carson lived there as a youngster.

DESCRIPTION: Softcover. 4.5"x7.5", 36 pages, many illustrated advertisements.

CONDITION NOTES: The covers have some light wear and soil. The interior
has some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and nice, with a tight
binding.

PRICE: $100 -

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