| Contributor |
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector. |
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Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
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Schwarzmann, Hermann Joseph, 1846-1891, architect. |
|
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect. |
|
Windrim, James H. 1840-1919, architect. |
| Title |
[Philadelphia Evening Bulletin trade cards] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
[ca. 1876] |
| Physical Description |
5 prints : 4 lithographs tinted with two stones and 1 chromolithograph ; 16 x 9.5 cm. (6.25 x 3.75 in.) or smaller. |
| Description |
Series of illustrated trade cards for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, a daily evening newspaper published between 1847
and 1982. Illustrations depict a girl standing in an enclosed yard with a flower in her left hand and a paddle in her right
and a series of four prints showing buildings constructed for the Centennial Exhibition in West Fairmount Park, including
the Main Exhibition Building, Horticultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Agricultural Hall. Buildings designed by Henry Pettit,
Joseph M. Wilson, James H. Windrim, and Hermann J. Schwarzmann. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians travel through the landscaped
grounds in the foreground of each image. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international
exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Four prints [P.2008.22.6-9] contain text printed on verso: Compliments of the Evening Bulletin. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Digitized. |
| Subject |
Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
|
Newspaper industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Magazine publishing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Printing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
|
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
| Genre |
Trade cards -- 1870-1880. |
|
Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1870-1880. |
|
Chromolithographs -- 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. |
| Provenance |
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Philadelphia [1975.F.715 & P.2008.22.6-9] |
| Accession number |
1975.F.715 |
|
P.2008.22.6 |
|
P.2008.22.7 |
|
P.2008.22.8 |
|
P.2008.22.9 |
