Collection of over 100 graphic materials documenting world's fairs of the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, predominantly the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 (Philadelphia) and Exposition Universelle de 1867 à Paris. Includes stereographs, trade cards, collecting cards, lantern slides, and souvenirs.

Graphics also depict the Great Exhibition of 1851; New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853-1854); the Exposition Universelle de 1867 a Paris; the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878; the Chicago World's Fair of 1893; the Pan American Exposition of 1901 (Buffalo, N.Y.); the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 (St. Louis, Mo.); and the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926 (Philadelphia).

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The battle now is over, Bunker Hill no more. Will call the soldier from the maid he does adore, while to his side he would his gentle Nelly press, she tells him of the Enterprise fruit & jelly press.
Beaux arts, section Francaise (No. 1)
Beaux arts, section Italienne (No. 13).
Beaux arts, section Italienne (No. 29).
Bronzes d'art, le Charmeur de serpents.
Le cavalier Marocain.
Centennial buildings at Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Penn.
Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia [viewbook] [graphic].
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]. [graphic].
[Centennial Exhibition raffle trade cards advertising the New American sewing machine manufactured by American B.H.O. (Button Hole Overseaming) Machine Co., 1318 Chestnut St., Philadelpia, Pa.]
Centennial souvenir Philadelphia. 1876. [graphic].
Chasseurs et chevaux, Amerique du Sud.
[Collecting cards depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings]
Corliss engine. Mach Hall
Costume guerriers Japonais.
Crystal Palace. Industry of All Nations Exhibition. New York City, 1853
Distribution des récompenses vue générale, no. 2.
Enterprise Congress-World's Fair.
Ethnology Building.
Galeries Francais, fontes d'art
Horace Greely, to his farmer friends, one day, said "How needlessly man often labors, use the Enterprise Sprinkler, that is the proper way, and give up the watering pot, neighbors."
Horticultural Hall. Length 360 ft. Width 160 ft.
Horticultural Hall. Length, 383 ft. Width, 193 ft.
Hungry Continentals paid busy lass a visit. Helping himself to fruit, cried one, "What is it?" This machine which does suck work! Would I were the owner!" "Sir," she said, " It is the Enterprise cherry stoner."
"I found when a grocer's boy," Honest Abe said "Prosperity's line, if you'd cross it, give always good measure, save labor and use the self measuring, Enterprise faucet."
In 1773 in Boston town was spilled the tea. These are not Indians that you see, but patriots fighting tyranny; they spilled the tea, then drank their fill of coffee ground in Enterprise mill.
In eighteen fourteen, Scott, the Indian hero, made red hot work for the red men-yes and redder himself he cooled with Juleps, cold as zero iced by the famous Enterprise ice shredder.
In seventeen hundred and eighty three, by the Treaty of Paris, our states were made free, and the Enterprise cork puller helped on the cause while the patriots drank to our land and its laws.
In seventy six, that old Continental; that Fourth-of-July-m'an; hatchet-can't-lie-man gave orders for dinner, "and said "use Enterprise beef shaver, for beef so sliced, will meet with much favor."
In sixteen eighty two, you surely have heard how William Penn and honest treaty made. All good Indians mourn him still and remember his proclamation of good will to use the Enterprise bone, shell, and corn mill.
International Exhibition. Main Building.
J. Russell & Co. Green River Works, MS. Established 1834.
Jardin central. Groups de statues (No. 16)
Jardin d'horticulture, le Ruisseau G[illegible] serre
Lustres, section Belge.
Machinery Building (official). World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904.
Machinery Hall. Centennial International Exhibition.
Manufactures & Liberal Arts Bl'd'g.
Memorial Hall. International Exhibition. Length 365 ft. Width 210 ft.
Memorial of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia. 1876. [graphic] / Inger

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