Norfolk

This general account of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition was written by Taylor while a University of Virginia graduate student in history. It is a very detailed account that gives especially thorough coverage of the Jamestown Exposition Company’s planning and preparation efforts. The article clearly shows how overly ambitious promises, funding problems, tight timelines and poor management led to many buildings being unfinished for most of the exposition’s run. Taylor describes a few key events and attractions of the exposition along with reactions from visitors and the press who criticized the unfinished state of exposition facilities. The article includes 4 photos of fair buildings reproduced from historical postcards.