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. |
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Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect. |
Title |
[S. Zugsmith's trade cards] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia?] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
Date |
[ca. 1876] |
Physical Description |
2 prints : chromolithographs ; 2.5 x 5.5 cm. (1 x 2.25 in.) |
Description |
Series of illustrated trade cards depicting Horticultural Hall, designed by Henry Schwarzmann, and Machinery Hall, designed
by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson, for the Centennial Exhibition, which celebrated the centennial of the United States
through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
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Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Advertising text printed on versos promotes French clocks at $15.00 to $250.00 a set and an auction of $250,000 worth of French
clocks and music boxes at S. Zugsmith's, No. 929 Chestnut 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. |
Subject |
Zugsmith, Simon. |
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Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
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Clock & watch making -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
Genre |
Trade cards -- 1870-1880. |
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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. |
Provenance |
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Zugsmith [1975.F.431 & 1975.F.1042] |
Accession number |
1975.F.431 |
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1975.F.1042 |