Details
Title [Diners at the India pavilion] [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia
Date 1926
Physical Description 1 photograph : gelatin silver ; sheet 14 x 9 cm (5.25 x 3.5 in.)
Description Exterior view of people dining at tables outside of the India Pavilion designed to resemble the Moghul style of the Taj Mahal at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia held from May to November, 1926. Shows men and women seated at tables outdoors situated behind the arches and columns decorating the India Pavilion. The Sesquicentennial Exposition, situated near the Navy Yard, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events. The India Pavilion was not officially sponsored by the government of India. The Taj Mahal Trading Company of London built the structure, and it contained displays of brassware, carpeting, inlaid woodwork, jewelry, and artwork. The building also held a restaurant, a tea sampling room, reading room, and an imitation jungle.
Notes Title supplied from cataloger.
Date inferred from series date.
Series no. written on negative: 139.
See related: Sesquicentennial [P.8609.118; P.8609.121].
Subject Taj Mahal Trading Company.
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Architecture, India.
Eating & drinking -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Exhibition buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
South Asians.
Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
AAPI.
Geographic subject South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Gelatin silver prints -- 1920-1930.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Sesquicentennial [P.8609.92]
Accession number P.8609.92