Details
Creator Aubrun, Louis, artist.
Contributor Poleni, T. (Theodore), 1834-1889?, artist.
Hunter, Thomas, printer.
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Title Bird's eye view. Centennial International Exhibition. Fairmount Park. Philadelphia. 1876. [graphic] / Aubrun; Designed by Theodore Poleni.
Publisher Philadelphia: Pub. by Thos. Hunter, lithographer, 716 Filbert St
Date c1875
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph, tinted with one stone; 56 x 69 cm.(21.75 x 27.25 in.)
Description Bird's eye view looking toward East Fairmount Park showing the proposed buildings on 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, the Total Catholic Abstinence Fountain, and the Columbia Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River. Figures representing fair visitors populate the view. Also contains the dimensions (length, width, and area in feet and acres) of the buildings in the lower left corner. Key to buildings printed below the image. Many of the buildings were designed by Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit, and Joseph M. Wilson.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 45
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Medium Society Prints - Centennial - Bird's Eye Views - Bird's eye view
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Columbia Railroad Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre 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 Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Medium Society Prints - Centennial - Bird's Eye Views - Bird's eye view