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Centennial Photographic Company Collection
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Details
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co., photographer.
Title
Centennial Photographic Company Collection
Date
1876
Extent
1 album (444 photographic prints) : albumen ; 4 x 3.25 in.
62 photographic prints: albumen on stereograph mount; 4.25 x 7 in.
11 photographic prints : albumen on cardboard mount ; 5 x 8 in.
42 photographi prints : albumen on cardboard mount ; 15 x 17 in.
1 photographic print: albumen mounted on cardboard ; 25.5 x 29.5 in.
Description
Collection documents the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia (Pa.) celebrating the 100th anniversary of American Independence. Contains images of the construction and installation of exhibitions; exhibition grounds including bird's eye views, scenes along exhibition avenues, rail lines, fountains, statuary, and outdoor horticultural displays; interiors and exteriors of exhibition buildings including Agricultural Hall, Horticultural Hall, Main Exhibition Building, Memorial Hall, the United States Government Building, states' buildings, and the Women's Pavilion; displays showing the wares and products of specific companies and countries; and displays of art particularly of Italian statuary.
Genre
Albumen prints 1870-1880
Stereographs 1870-1880
Subject
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Exhibitions & displays
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Grounds
Is part of
Centennial Photographic Company Collection
Call number
Library Company of Philadelphia, Print Dept., Centennial Photographic Company Collection.
In Collections
Centennial Photographic Company Collection
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