| Contributor |
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
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Philip Frey & Co., publisher. |
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Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect. |
|
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect. |
| Title |
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia]: [Philip Frey & Co.] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
[1876] |
| Physical Description |
1 volume (12 prints on one sheet): tinted photolithographs, 2 colors; volume 9 x 13 cm. (3.25 x 4.75 in.) |
| Description |
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings. Titles
include U.S. Government Building; Delaware Building; Connecticut Building; Indiana Building; Ohio Building; Pennsylvania Building;
New Jersey Building; Arkansas Building; Colorado and Kansas Building; Spanish Building; English Commission Building; and Japanese
Dwelling. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph
M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of
industry, agriculture, and art.
|
| Notes |
Marbled brown paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto
and verso. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty.
Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These
United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776."
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Name of publisher from advertisement pasted on inside back cover. Advertising text reads: 12 copyright Photographs transferred
on to stone by the New German Process rendering Photographs permanent. From Philip Frey & Co.'s Art Repository. Sole first
hand Manufacturers and well-known original Makers of "Souvenirs" of the most frequented and interesting Countries and cities
of the World in a variety of objects, such as Albums, Medallions, Fans, Baskets, Roses etc. containing illustrated Views in
Photographic and Coloured Print.
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Housed in phase box. |
| Subject |
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
|
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
|
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
|
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Accordion fold format (Binding) |
|
Ephemera -- 1870-1880. |
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Photolithographs -- Tinted -- 1870-1880. |
|
Souvenirs -- 1870-1880. |
|
Viewbooks -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
| Associated name |
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect. |
| Associated name |
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect. |
| Printer |
Philip Frey & Co., publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Frey [P.9617] |
| Accession number |
P.9617 |
