Details
Contributor Camp, John Henry, 1822-1881, printer.
Bary, Alexander B., architect.
Huntington, W. H. 1820-1885, copyright holder.
Title Shoe & Leather Building. International Exhibition, 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia. [graphic] / Alex. B. Bary, engineer.
Publisher Philadelphia: Pr. by J. H. Camp
Date c1876
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph, tinted with one stone; 53 x 72 cm.(20.75 x 28.25 in.)
Description View of the exhibition building built after the designs of Alexander B. Barry that displayed all the mechanical processes of making shoes and boots. Includes several fair visitors on the grounds in front of the building. Individuals walk, converse, admire a fountain, enter the hall, and sit on a bench in a small landscaped area. The grounds are lined by a tree and bushes. Also shows part of Machinery Hall in the right of the image. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Copyrighted by William H. Huntington.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 695
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Medium Society Prints - Centennial - Misc. - Shoe & Leather
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Shoe industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Genre Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1870-1880.
Associated name Bary, Alexander B., architect.
Printer Huntington, W. H. (William Henry), 1820-1885, copyright holder.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania| Print Department| HSP at LCP| HSP Medium Society Prints - Centennial - Misc. - Shoe & Leather