| Contributor |
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
|
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect. |
|
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect. |
| Title |
J. Russell & Co. Green River Works, MS. Established 1834. [graphic] : International Exhibition 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia,
Pa.
|
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia?] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
[1876] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph, tinted with two stones; 8 x 15 cm. (3 x 5.5 in.) |
| Description |
Trade card containing vignette views showing major exhibition buildings and the pictorial detail of an American eagle perched
on an American shield. Buildings depicted include Horitcultural Hall, Art Gallery, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and
Main Building. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson.
The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in
West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
|
| Notes |
Contains advertising text repeated in French, Spanish, and German on verso. Promotes the Mississippi cutlery firm's products,
including table cutlery, butcher knives and hunting knives, and cutlery for painters, chemists, and the family.
|
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Gift of Michael Zinman. |
| Subject |
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
|
Eagles. |
| Genre |
Trade cards -- 1870-1880. |
|
Lithographs -- Tinted -- 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. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.98] |
| Accession number |
P.2008.36.98 |
