Details
Contributor Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Title [View of the Centennial Machinery Hall with people from all nations] [graphic].
Publisher [United States] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher UNITED STATES. 1876
Date [ca. 1876]
Physical Description 1 print : engraving ; sheet 81 x 29 cm (32 x 28.25 in.)
Description Block-printed wallpaper depicting an exterior view of Machinery Hall designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson for the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Horse-drawn carriages bring visitors to and from the Hall. A large crowd of spectators walk on the grounds. In the foreground, people from various nationalities and ethnicities are represented including Native Americans attired in feather headdresses; two men, including a Black man, attired in fez hats; two Chinese men, one carrying a fan, attired in conical hats and robes; two Arab men in white headdresses and robes; and a Scottish man attired in a kilt. Other spectators include a man attired in a sailor’s uniform, men and women couples, and young boys.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from content.
Gift of David Doret.
RVCDC
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Arabs.
Asians.
Carriages & coaches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Chinese.
Couples -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Ethnic stereotypes.
Indians of North America.
Indigenous peoples.
Men -- Chinese.
Men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Sailors.
Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Wallpapers.
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Black men.
Racialization and visual culture.
AAPI.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Genre Engravings -- 1870-1880.
Associated name Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Associated name Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| ***Doret and Mitchell Collection – Prints [P.2022.62.3.49]
Accession number P.2022.62.3.49