"Czarist Treasures to be seen in the Lobby of the Jefferson Hotel," Richmond Times-Dispatch (2 copies)

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Box SC-07 Box 2, Folder 15, Item SC07.04.0.002

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Richmond times-dispatch

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1 item

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Transcription: Czarist Treasures to Be Seen In the Lobby of Jefferson Hotel

Part of $500,000 Collection Is Removed From Thalhimer's Store Under Heavy Police Guard; Interesting Relics Attract Attention

Czarist treasures, including personal possessions of Catherine the Great, a bracelet of "Titiana," the young grand duchess murdered by the Bolshevists, and pictures of the Grand Duke Boris, "handsomest officer of the Imperial Russian Army," were taken yesterday from the main collection at Thalhimer's and placed on exhibit in the lobby of the Jefferson Hotel. Although only a small portion of the 500,000 collections, which has been on exhibit at the store during the past week, and may be seen there through Thursdays, was moved to the hotel. Miss Alva Lowry, who is traveling with the exhibit, was provided police protection to ensure the safety of the relics. [...] These, however, pale into insignificance beside the main collection, reigned over by the diamond-mounted miniatures of the last Czarevitch in its lapis lazuli Easter egg. The gold-mounted diamond-studded egg wtih its contents was the $50,000 Easter gift of the last Czar to the Czarina on Easter, 1912.

When brought to The Times-Dispatch to be photographed, the $50,000 egg was guarded by Patrolman William H. Southward, who acted as escort for Miss Lowry on the trip to the Jefferson. [...]

Language:

English

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Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.

Biographical / historical:

American--1

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Paper

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Clippings

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Thalhimer's, Richmond

Digitization of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Archives has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Related material:

47.20.34

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Richmond times-dispatch

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Richmond (Va.)

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