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International live stock exhibition, Philad'a., 1876 [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A130137
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Contributor
Hovey, E.F., publisher.
Title
International live stock exhibition, Philad'a., 1876 [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia : E.F. Hovey, Publisher, 1113 Chestnut St
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1876
Date
1876
Physical Description
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format)
Description
View of the "Herefords" shed and three herefords (a type of cattle bred for market) on view during the livestock display at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia. The cattle display was held under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture from September 21st until October 4th. A number of men stand around the shed and near the cattle and look at the viewer. An African American man holds the bridle of one of the steer on display before the shed.
Notes
Title printed on mount.
Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1876 by E.F. Hovey, publisher, 1113 Chestnut St. Phila.
Gift of Robert M. Vogel, 1984 [P.9047.66].
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Cattle -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1876.
Livestock -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Printer
Hovey, E.F., publisher.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereos - Hovey [P.9047.66]
Accession number
P.9047.66
In Collections
African American History Photographs
Printed and Graphic Ephemera
Stereograph Collection
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