Details
Creator H.J. Toudy & Co.
Title H.J. Toudy & Co. Practical lithographers and publishers, 623 Commerce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Hoe & Co. Steam Lith. Press. [graphic] : Bird's eye view of Centennial Exhhibition buildings & grounds printed on R. Hoe & Co. steam lithographic press, at their department, north aisle, machinery hall.
Publisher [Philadelphia : H. J. Toudy & Co]
Date [1876]
Physical Description 5 prints : chromolithograph; 8 x 12 cm. (3.5 x 5 in.)
Description Series of trade cards containing depictions of Centennial buildings to advertise the Philadelphia lithographic establishment's Centennial views and the prominent printing press company. Buildings depicted include the Main Building, Agricultural Hall, Horticultural Hall, and Machinery Hall. Also contains promotional text on verso reading "All visitors should procure one as a memento of the Great International Exhibition" at Toudy & Co. or "Care R. Hoe & Co., Machinery Hall, Centennial Grounds."
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSA 120 a-e. POSA 120a: Main Building. POSA 102b: Machinery Hall, International Exhibition. POSA 120c: Agricultural Hall, International Exhibition. POSA 120d: Main Building, International Exhibition. POSA 120e: Horticultural Hall, International Exhibition.
American Antiquarian Society: Graphic Arts Ephemera Late Trade Print 0074; 0128; 0129; 0130; 0131
Subject H.J. Toudy & Co.
R. Hoe & Company.
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Lithographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Printing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Trade cards -- 1870-1880.
Location American Antiquarian Society | AAS Graphic Arts Ephemera Late Trade Print 0074; 0128; 0129; 0130; 0131