Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-09-13
CROSBY OPERA HOUSE
G RAND ART ASSo CIATIoN
VALUE OF SHARES FIVE DOLLARS.

VALUE OF SHARES FIVE DOLLARS.
FIRST PREMIUM.
THE CROSBY OPERA HOUSE IN CHICAGO.
The actual cost and value of this splendid building,
conceded to be Of the finest in thu world. amounts
Six Hundred thousand Dollars.
In addition to this he premiums consists Of than
THREE HUNDRED
SPLENDID OIL PAINTINGS.
yA s.ffs R''p Tase .aoG
oRorsEYs spIsGdd work. GAN AMERICAN AU-
'0'' 'A" FRIENDS" value, s. 800. A-'' ''''
HARTs charming Painting S,1ua ~ WOODS IN AUTUMN"
Boards sea. wsssFp L%SnS,saps DEER ON THE
GIdNoUX's Magnificent Landscape, "ALPINR SCENE
RI" Value 5000
Constituting the grandest colecticnoi
LEGITIMATELY AMyptCAN WORKS OF ART
aud comprising
THE ENTIRE PRIVATE COLL EoTIoN OF MIR.
t907BY,
with the original life.sifs
BUST OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Executed e'om life by W. volk. Value, $4,000.
To enable the public to Judge for themselves this col
lection will be exhibition part alternately in the
OPERA HOUSE, CHICAGO,
TIE ART INSTITUTE g. BROADWAY:
the holders OF Certificate OF being entitled
to admission PRE- OF oP'RsB
TICKETS OF MEMBERSHIP.
Fors 30, share or certificate, with one of the follow
Ing beautiful Steel engravngs:
"THE LITTLE wANDERER," by Thomas Read.
GATHERING ApPLf s." by Jerome Thompson,
For SO. two shares certificates with the superb
Steel Engraving of
'wAsDlNaToN IRVING AND MS FRIENDS"
For as, three shares or flea 49, til the fne ale
gorical Engraving GU Steel,
"MERoY's DREAM" by D, Huntington.
For $50, four shares OF certificates. with the splendid
Chrome Engraving ISSUED exclusively by the Crosby Art
Assceiaton),
IAN AMERICAN AUTUMN py J. F. Cropsey
While for $780, ten shares certificates issued with
CHOICE ARTISTS PROOF
OF either Irving and His Frienr,' "Msrcys Dream,
or the american Autumn"
Fiom this it may be that purchasers Of certih
eatss receive at once the value Of their meney in the
Engrayings, while they also secure
AsHARE IN THE AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
The Subscription Books will close Saturday, the 22d
Of September, 1865 and the first Of October following
the award OF Premiums will be publicly made at tie
Opera House.
The subscription b, ks being Gle ed will be placed
IN the hands OF the following gentienen who have kind
mittee to conduct the award of Premiums
WIN. Y Coolbaugn, Pr 81 Union Nat. Bank.
Amos I. Hall, Treasurer G. h. O. R.R,
Il. q. Hall Hall kimbark Co.
Clinton Briggs Ex ing. Briggs d Co.
J. G. Dore, Pr lideut Of the Board of Trate.
James IL. Bowen President Third National Hank
James G. Fargo, supt American Express
Francis IL. Hoffman Ex.Leut. Governor.
l. Y. NUM-, Mum o. s 1T, Elevator.
J. A. Ellis, Pre- .ident Second National Bauk
These gentlemen, tcget1er with such others from DIFF
ferent parts OF the country they may Id TO the T
number for the pu. - Of fairly the sh,r
holders at large will have the Sole Management a tine
aws I'd In al its details.
Norcs-In ordering certificates, please engrav.
ing desired II the Engraving IL to be forwarded to u
sure its safety enclose twelve cents in g. mps for tshpg
Send dra post Office money orders, gre nbacks 18th
address Of town county and State carefully written
every certificate Is fully registered. Adore
U. IL. CROSBY, Actuary A.
At the ART INSTITUTE, No. Co. BROADWAY,
at the CROSBY ART GALLERY,
OPERA HOUSE, CHICAGO.
SPECIAL CARD TO THE READER
The Crosby Opera House Art Association gift
terprise and mast not be Onounded with Dollar GIT
Concerts which have been been advertised to take place
at the Opera House without the authority Of
the Proprieters. sept ls2w