1907 Print Venice Italy Bucintoro Boat Gandola Ascension Marriage Adriatic XGTB4 XMF5 After its many acquisitions the

After its many acquisitions the company changed its name to General Foods Corporation in 1929

The Homestead also contains the oldest Ski Resort in Virginia

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

This is an original 1947 black and white print ad for Underwear

1907 Print Venice Italy Bucintoro Boat Gandola Ascension Marriage Adriatic XGTB4 XMF5 After its many acquisitions theThis 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)