1921 Annual Exhibition and Chrysanthemum Show. Advertisment Card
Title
1921 Annual Exhibition and Chrysanthemum Show. Advertisment Card
Subject
Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Chrysanthemum Show (1921)
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Description
To promote PHS's 1921 show, held November 7 to 9 at the Academy of Music, a pilot flew over Philadelphia's downtown and, according to newspaper accounts, "pelted pedestrians with roses, orchids, carnations and chrysanthemums," together with 50,000 flyers promoting the show. Debutantes served tea every afternoon of the three-day show, and music and dancing were scheduled for the afternoons and evenings.
Date
1921
Contributor
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (Provider)
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
For more information, contact McLean Library and Archives, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, 215-988-8782, mcleanlibrary@pennhort.org
Relation
Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
Format
advertisement card
Language
eng
Type
still image
Identifier
1921AnnualExhibitionandChrysanthemumShow_FS04_JELegacy
Coverage
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Collection
Citation
“1921 Annual Exhibition and Chrysanthemum Show. Advertisment Card,” PHSMcLeanLibraryDigital, accessed May 15, 2024, https://phsmcleanlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/635.