| Contributor |
Longacre & Co., printer. |
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Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
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Schwarzmann, Hermann Joseph, 1846-1891, architect. |
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Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect. |
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Windrim, James H. 1840-1919, architect. |
| Title |
Birds-eye view of the Centennial Buildings, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [graphic] : Agricultural Hall, Horticultural Hall,
Memorial Hall (or Art Gallery), Main Exhibition Building, Machinery Hall ; 1776-1876.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Longacre & Co |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1875 |
| Date |
c1875 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph tinted with three stones ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm. (3 x 5 in.) |
| Description |
Illustrated trade card depicting a bird's eye view of the Centennial Exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park looking southeast,
including Agricultural Hall, Horticultural Hall, Memorial Hall (or Art Gallery), Main Exhibition Building, Machinery Hall
and the United States Government Building built after designs by Henry Pettit, Joseph M. Wilson, James H. Windrim, and Hermann
J. Schwarzmann. Pedestrians stroll the landscaped grounds in the foreground. The cityscape of Philadelphia is visible in the
background, including the covered Columbia Railroad Bridge (built 1834), the Pennsylvania Railway Connecting Bridge (built
1866-1867), the Girard Avenue Bridge (built 1873-1874), and the Spring Garden Street Bridge (built 1874-1875) spanning the
Schuylkill River.
|
| Notes |
Not in Wainwright. |
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Copyrighted 1875 by Longacre & Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. |
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Advertising text printed on verso: Paxson, Comfort & Co. manufacturers, importers, and jobbers of undertaker's supplies, and
shrouding materials in dry-goods, trimmings & hardware, No. 231 Market Street, Philadelphia.
|
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Digitized. |
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Philadelphia on Stone |
|
POS 872 |
| Biographical / historical note |
Longacre & Co., formed by Matthias R. Longacre and rotating partners, was active as a Philadelphia lithographic establishment
at 30-32 South Seventh Street 1870-1879.
|
| Subject |
Paxson, Comfort & Co. |
|
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
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Funeral supplies industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
|
Schuylkill River (Pa.) |
| Genre |
Trade cards -- 1870-1880. |
|
Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1870-1880. |
|
Bird's eye views -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
| Associated name |
Schwarzmann, Hermann Joseph, 1846-1891, architect. |
| Associated name |
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect. |
| Associated name |
Windrim, James H. (James Hamilton), 1840-1919, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Paxson [P.9728.2] |
| Accession number |
P.9728.2 |
