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Auction 127, Lot 200

"Eastern Shore of Virginia Most Fertile Trucking Area in the United States",

Subject: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

Period: 1930 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
15.4 x 10.3 inches
39.1 x 26.2 cm
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This vibrant panorama of the Chesapeake Bay area was issued as an ephemeral advertising image for the G. L. Webster Canning Company. The view shows the skylines of Washington, D. C. and New York in the background, while the foreground displays colorful images of canned vegetables. Virginia Beach is shown simply as a beach and the ferry routes at Hampton Roads and Yorktown are shown. The waterways are filled with ships and barges. A strip of text on the right, which shows when the view is folded, declares the company is the 'Largest Intensive Truck Farming Organization in the World'. On verso is an illustration of the company facility at Cheriton Virginia. An example of this panorama is part of the permanent collection at the Library of Virginia. Printed by the Everett Waddy Co. of Richmond, VA.

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Condition: A+

Fine example, folding as issued.

Estimate: $120 - $180

Sold for: $90

Closed on 2/25/2009

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