1907 Print Venice Italy Bucintoro Boat Gandola Ascension Marriage Adriatic XGTB4 XMF5 This piece was illustrated by

This piece was illustrated by Berry

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This is an original 1951 color print ad for a four bedroom home from National Homes Corporation in Lafayette

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The California Express leaves Chicago daily and reaches Los Angeles

1907 Print Venice Italy Bucintoro Boat Gandola Ascension Marriage Adriatic XGTB4 XMF5 This piece was illustrated byThis is an original 1907 black and white halftone print of the traditional ceremony that occurred annually in Venice, Italy, where the Doge (ruler) would wed Venice to the Adriatic Sea in the hope that God would calm the sea's waters and the Venetians' troubled hearts. He performed this ceremony on the Ascension Day after mass in Saint Mark's Basilica. The Doge would ride the famous and elaborately decorated Bucintoro boat (pictured in the background)