April 23, 2024
Cornell Xmas Ithaca New York Japanese 1893 World's Fair
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This is an extremely rare and quite interesting original paper broadside poster printed for the CORNELL ALUMNAE (Alumni) CLUB BAZAAR, SAGE COLLEGE PARLORS....obviously, this is not an 1893 World's Fair item per se, but through the involvement of one of the featured members at the 1893 and 1894 World's Fairs, Dr. Issa Tanimura, it seems at least somewhat relevant in terms of interest for those who are following this sort of thing....the Cornell University Christmas Bazaar was held on December 9th and 10th, Friday and Saturday Afternoons and Evenings (no date that I can find, but it seems likely to have taken place circa early 1900s), and was to feature Six Booths of Xmas Novelties, Five Pictures painted by Mrs. Comstock, a Christmas Tree, Fortune Telling, a Bake Sale, Canned Fruit, Ice Cream, and so on, with the main focus on all things Japanese, a big passion in the Victorian Era of course, and in this case the main event was a presentation/exhibition on JAPANESE RURAL LIFE, with a Farm-House, Wells, Fences, Cherries, Wisteria, Maples, Chrysanthemums, etc...as constructed by the Japanese Students at Cornell, and "DIRECT FROM JAPAN", PURE TEA SERVED BY DR. TANIMURA, FELLOW IN AGRICULTURE, with Japanese Cakes, Souvenirs, and auction of Japanese Artistic Wares to follow, and so on, plus Ice Tea!, Japanese Music!!, and Tea Ice!! (???
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