Contributor |
J. Ottman Lithographic Company, printer. |
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Schwarzmann, Hermann Joseph, 1846-1891, architect. |
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Engle, Buchner & Kramer, distributor. |
Title |
Philadelphia lawn mowers at Horticultural Hall, Fairmount Park. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
New York : J. Ottmann, lith |
Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1888 |
Date |
[ca. 1888] |
Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; 9 x 15.5 cm. (3.5 x 6 in.) |
Description |
Illustrated trade card depicting a boy pushing a lawn mower in the grass of the Sunken Gardens in the foreground and the southwest
elevation of Horticultural Hall in the background. Also shows a fountain and a man guiding a horse-drawn mower. The exhibition
hall was built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann in West Fairmount Park for the Centennial Exhibition, held
in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park in 1876 to celebrate America’s one-hundredth anniversary of independence and to showcase
the strengths of the country’s industry, manufactures, agriculture, and art. Building demolished in 1955 even though the 383'
long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian
gardens.
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Notes |
Price list organized by lawn mower style printed on verso. |
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Distributor's imprint printed on verso: Engle, Buchner & Kramer, hardware, 22 Main Street, Dayton, Ohio. |
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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 |
Philadelphia Lawn Mower Company. |
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Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
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Horticultural buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Fountains -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Lawn mowing. |
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Mowing machines. |
Geographic subject |
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
Genre |
Trade cards -- 1880-1890. |
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Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890. |
Associated name |
Schwarzmann, Hermann Joseph, 1846-1891, architect. |
Printer |
Engle, Buchner & Kramer, distributor. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Philadelphia [P.9748] |
Accession number |
P.9748 |