Details
Creator P.S. Duval & Son.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title Great Central Fair buildings, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: P.S. Duval & Son lith
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1864
Date [1864]
Physical Description 1 print: chromolithograph; 7 x 10 cm.(2.5 x 4 in.)
Description Souvenir card after the chromolithograph of the exhibition grounds at Logan Square printed and for sale daily at the fair. Shows the square from the northwest, including the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in the background. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair of June 1864, displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the soldier relief organization, the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
Is referenced by Wainwright 35 variant.
Notes Philadelphia on Stone
POS 66 variant
Originally part of McAllister scrapbook on the Sanitary Commission.
Housed with chromolithograph 5781.F.1.
Subject Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission (1864 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects.
Logan Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1860-1870.
Cards -- 1860-1870.
Souvenirs -- 1860-1870.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **W35 (variant) [(2)5781.F.53c]
Accession number (2)5781.F.53c