Details
Contributor Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Title Main Building--from west gallery looking n[orth] [graphic].
Publisher United States
Publisher United States. 1876
Date [ca. 1876]
Physical Description 1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 9 x 17.5 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.)
Description Elevated, interior view looking north at displays in the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Includes the dome of the "Republica de Chile" exhibit and signs for "Victoria" and "South Australia". The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Is part of Centennial Views. Phila 1876. New Excelsior Series 1776
Notes Title printed on mount below image.
Series title from decorative scrollwork on mount.
Buff curved mount with rounded corners.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Merchandise displays -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Galleries (Display spaces) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Albumen prints -- 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| stereo - unidentified - Exhibitions [P.9580.3]
Accession number P.9580.3