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Louis Koenig, dealer in sewing machines, 730 N. 3d St. Branch, 1552 N. 5th St. [graphic].
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Contributor
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Title
Louis Koenig, dealer in sewing machines, 730 N. 3d St. Branch, 1552 N. 5th St. [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia?]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1876
Date
[1876]
Physical Description
4 prints: lithograph, tinted with two stones; 8 x 12 cm.(3.25 x 4.5 in.)
Description
Series of trade cards depicting prominent buildings at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 and their dimensions. Views show "Main Exhibition Building"; "Machinery Hall"; "Memorial Hall"; and "Horticultural Hall." Views include street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Notes
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Koenig, Louis.
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Sewing machine industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1870-1880.
Trade cards -- 1870-1880.
Associated name
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Associated name
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect.
Associated name
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.103a-d]
Accession number
P.9349.103a
P.9349.103b
P.9349.103c
P.9349.103d
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