Minutes of meetings : Board of State and Territorial Commissioners of the North, Central and South American Exposition [1885-1886]

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Minutes of meetings : Board of State and Territorial Commissioners of the North, Central and South American Exposition [1885-1886]

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In 1885, a board of state and territorial commissioners was created to develop the North, Central, and South American Exposition in New Orleans. These two manuscripts are the minutes of the board's meetings, as taken by secretary Charles B. Turrill, commissioner for California, and agent in charge of the Southern Pacific exhibit. The minutes describe the logistical planning and development of the exposition.

2 v. (206, 94 leaves) : paper ; 20.5 x 13 cm.

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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