The Portland daily press., 1866-09-20
Crosby Opera House.

GRAA n D ART ASSOCIATION
VALUE OF SHARES FIvEsDoLLARs. q
FIRST PREMIUM.
LIE CROSBY OPERA HOUSE IN CHICAGO. li
Inc actual cost and value ofthis splendid building
concededto be one of the finest iii the world amounts
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
al, In ddhon TO this the premiums consist of moro
q THREE HUNDRED
SPLENDID OIL PAINTINGS.
B1ERsTADT's great painting. e:'Thc YOSEMITE
cRopsEy.y s1anda worry yalaq g S Zoo
- Ills FRiENp5s: '''0 Value s 5.oS5 AND
nAs charming xN Es'n' Value sg %Sops IN A.
-, >,,,r,, PRAIRIE" Value $4,000 0N = IL
GIGNOUX'S magnificent landscape. .ATpINE
SCENERY" Value $1,000 ~ - : I
Constituting the granlcst collection OF
IEGITlMATE[Y AMERICAN WORKS OF ART
| 10 and comprising
THE ENTIRE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MR..
CROSBY,
with the original life size
BUST OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 4
Executed from Life by j.. W. Volk. Value So 800
To enable the public to Judge fer themselves this
collection VIII be on exhibition, iart Alternately in
OPERA HOUSE. CHICAGO,
THE ART INSTITUTE, ce5 BROADWAY. p
tlic holders of Certificates OF Membership being ell
hiled to admission free of charge
TICKETS OF MEMBERSHIP.
For So one share ofceriidcte with one of the fol-
sTHE LITTLE W VA nl,fE bv Tboa rcad. or
'GATHERlNG APPLES," by Jerome Thompson.
Esr SlOtwo shares or certificates with the superb
':WASHINGToN IRVING AND HIS FR1ENDs.n
For $40 three shares certificates with the fine
Alegorical Engraving on steel N ii-4 - i -,
~ ''MERCY'S DREAM" by D. Huntington,
For $50 four shares or certificates with the SPLEEN
a Snr2mo EngraTings issued exclusively by the
IAN AMERICAN AUTUMN. BY J. r, cr05plsey. 4'
While for 500 ten shares OF certificates arc issued
A CHOICE ARTISTS PROOF
of either 'Irving and his fricnds "Mcrcy's Dream
or the American Autumn -, -
From this it may be seen that purchasers Of ccri-
sHAl;E III THE AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
The Subscription Books will close ON Satur,lav tho
1t SSSe e 1sfS and S % October
icly mule at the Opera House.
Inc subscription Books, on being closed will be
placed IL the hands of the following gentlemen, who
cutooltSU W dct az Inc Cl0clTD members
Of the Committee to conduct the award Of ,,remms:
WI WII6d +; r C00LBAuGH, Prest Union Nat. Bank.
"a A-s y =. HALL; treasurer G. b. 81 @. R.R. Pc
u. q. HALL, Hall. kimbark 80 Co,
CLINTON BRIGGS, Ewing Briggs & Co.
~. DOhEgPrcsi,lent of the Board of Trade,
JAS. IL. BOWEN, President OF The Cd National
banh. 81 q ~ t3s tF
JAS. G. FARGO, Snpf American Express
FKANGlS A. HOFFMAN. EN-Iieut Governor.
T. MUNN, Munn IL Scott, Elevator.
y: A. ELLIS. President I'd N ational Bank. {
These gentlemen, tcge her with such others from
different parts of the country rs they NAV add TO
ther lumber ior tho purpose Of fairly representing
the share holders at large, will have tho SOLE
MANAGEMENT of the award in all its details.
NoTIcE.-Ino ordering certificates. please Dan,e on
craving desired If the engraving IL 10 be forwarded
tubing SEMI draft, post Office money orders, or
greenb1cks, with address of Town. County and State
carefully written, as every certificate is fully rcgs-
Atercl Address oS'S
U. III. CROSBY, Actuary A, A.,
At the Art Institute, M. 623 broadway. Or At tIe
Crosby Art Gallery, 'Ol'cra House, Chicago. -