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The grounds and buildings of the United States Centennial International Exhibition, May 10th to November 10th 1876. [graphic] / Sidney Smirke del.
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Creator
Smirke, Sydney, 1798-1877, artist.
Contributor
L. Prang & Co., printer.
Title
The grounds and buildings of the United States Centennial International Exhibition, May 10th to November 10th 1876. [graphic] / Sidney Smirke del.
Publisher
Boston: Published by L. Prang & Co
Date
c1876
Physical Description
1 print : lithograph, tinted with one stone; 54 x 71 cm. (21 x 28 in.)
Description
Bird’s eye view looking toward East Fairmount Park showing the entire expanse of the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Shows the English Commissioners Building, U.S. Government Building, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, Ladies’ Pavilion, Judge’s Hall, Horticultural Hall, offices, Photographic Hall, Art Gallery, and the Main Building. Also shows fountains, hotels, and the Columbia, Girard and New York-Connecting Railroad bridges spanning the Schuylkill River. Cityscape is visible in the background. Many of the buildings were designed by Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit, and Joseph M. Wilson.
Notes
Not in Wainwright.
Signatures of the Director General, Architects, and Engineers printed below the image..
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 334
American Antiquarian Society: Graphic Arts Lithff Pran Smir Grou Copy 1
AAS Graphic Arts Lithff Pran Smir Grou Copy 2, untinted.
Subject
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Geographic subject
Fairmount Park (Philadephia, Pa.) -- West -- Pictorial works.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
Genre
Lithographs Tinted -- 1860-1870.
Bird's eye view prints -- 1860-1870.
Location
American Antiquarian Society | AAS Graphic Arts Lithff Pran Smir Grou Copy 1
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