Alabama Beacon, Greensboro, AL

Extent:
4 pages
Scope and content:

Contains advertisement on page 3 column 5 for "Great National Lottery. $300,000 in prizes! ... for the benefit of the Mount Vernon Association" to purchase the Mount Vernon estate. Purchase of a lotto ticket comes with a Certificate of Membership of the Mount Vernon Association, to be displayed at the mansion along with the amount contributed to the cause. Copies of Fanoli's engraving of "Washington the Statesman" and a copy of Leutze's painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" are offered to those who purchasing 25 and 50 tickets, respectively.

Language:
English .

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Parent restrictions:
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