- Date
- circa 1964-07
- Kind
- Performance
- Where
- New York City, New York
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- geologyheritageeducationeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1964 Beaver Beacon reported that polished rock slabs made by Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Smith were displayed in the Michigan Chapter Room of the DuPont Pavilion of Interiors at the New York World’s Fair. It also said examples of their rock and mineral jewelry could be seen in Beaver Island stores and Michigan museums.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper exhibit and local-commerce notice. It does not provide an exhibit catalog, specimen list, provenance record, or complete list of sales or museum venues.
Sources
- Reports polished rock slabs by Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Smith displayed in the Michigan Chapter Room of the DuPont Pavilion of Interiors at the New York World’s Fair and says their rock and mineral jewelry was sold in Beaver Island stores and Michigan museums; it does not provide an exhibit catalog, specimen list, or provenance record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “R. B. Smith’s polished rocks appear at the New York World’s Fair, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/r-b-smith-rocks-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Interesting Side Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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