The Portland daily press., 1866-09-19
Crosby Opera House.
GR AND ART ASSOCIATION
VALUE OF SHARES FIVE DOLLARS.

FIRST PREMIUM. 4
Tue CRosBY OPERA HOUSE IN CHICAGO.
Tho actual cost and value ofthis splendid buildings
conceded to be ono of the finest in the world amounts
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
In addition to this the nrciniums consist of more
THREE HUNDRED Nf
SPLENDID OIL PAINTINGS. Z.
BIERsTADIeS great painting. s..Thc YOSEMITE
cRopsrysv sA,aha wo,, valac 2o91S -, .
scHUssEHs National painting sfHis .'Ds ai:v1Na AND
II pr,s II HIS SCI, FRIENDS Value $1,000
Ais 'naiT TTHN Rssn Vaiao s5 %SoOs IN AG
rRAIRIT.' Value $4,000 d. Wv =
GlGNOuk'S magnificent landscape i'ALPINE
2 AisN SCENERY" Value $4,000
Constituting the grandcst collection OF
LEGITlMATEIY AMERICAN WORKS OF AIT
.ss5se3 .4i and comprising Fod e
THE ENTIRE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MI.
go .1aaH9 CROSBY, - ~ u
with the original life size 4, =.
+ .-l.l5 BUST OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN "
Executed from Life by L. W. volk. Value s., 500.
To enable the public to Judge for themselves this
collection will be on exhibition, part alternately in
n OPERA HOUSE, CHICAGO, -.
THEAET INSTITUTES, c25 BROADWAY.
the holders Of Certificates of Membership being en-
titled to admission free of charge
TICKETS OF MEMBERsfI1p.
For s. one share Of certificate with one Of tle fol
lowing beautiful steel engravings:
"THE LITTLE WANDERER," bv Thos Read. or
GATHERING APPLES" by Jerome THOMPSON.
For s1otwo shares or certificates with the superb
.sWAsHINGToN IRVING AND HIS FRIENDS.
&Srx 4 = -.Il Z
For ZIG three shares or certificates with tho fine
AHegorcal Engraving on steel ~ llco h ,--7
MERCY 5 DREAM" by ID. Huntington. ..rrl
For $40 four shares or certificates with the splch-
did Chrome Engrayings issued exclusively by the
IAN AMERICAN AUTUMN, by j. +, Crorsey.
While for $50 ten shares OF certificates are issued
a CHOICE ARTISTS PROOF +
Of either Irving and his friends "A1crcys Dream,
or the "American Autumn" = u 3 lTs-A
From this it may besecn that purchasers of certiG
Gates receive at once the value on their money in lid
4 sHAEEiN THE AWARD aFsb OF Premiums
The Subscription Books will close on SATURDAY. t,o
q day of September. 1866 and on the LIST of Ocihrr
following the AWARD OF PREMIUMS will he mil.
licIy made at the Opera House. sf
The Subscription Books, on being closed, will be
placed IN the bands oft following gentlemen who
have kindly consented act as tbe Chicago mcnsers
OF the Committee Ia conduct the award of prcmi,ns
WI Moi T. r Cqg0LBAWGH. Pres't Union Nat. Bank.
4. g. HALL Hall. kimbark 81 Co. =
CLINTON BRIGGS, Ewing. Briggs eco.
y. Z. DORE, President OF The Boarl OF Trade
JAS. ii. BOWEN, President OF the Cd NatiouaI
Bank. rf E'sE Inr 2tGf'f =
JAS. g. FARGO, Sup't American Express
FRANCIS A. HOFFMAN, Ex-Iicut Governor.
i. Y. MUM, Mum & Scott, Elevator
-; A. ELLIS. President I'd ational Bank
Ihcse gentlemen, tciye her with such others from
~ parts OF the country they may add to
then number for the purpose OF flrly REPRESENTING
ne SHIRE holders at large win have the SOLE
"lANAGEMENf OF the award 10 all its details.
NoIIcE.-In ordering certificates please name en-
grasg uesfeu: IL the engraving Is 10 be forwarded
,nin as twelve in stamps for
tuhng. Seni dTait, past Office money ORDERS ar
greenblcks, with address of Town County nnd State
.areiuiiy written, as every certificate is fny rceis-
y. II. CROSBY. Actuary A, A..
AZ TIC Art Institute. No. c25 I,roaway ar ~ tha
Crosby Art Gallery, orcra House, CHICAGO.