Details
Creator Aubrun, Louis, artist.
Contributor Hunter, Thomas, printer.
Title Art Gallery. Main Building. Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Louis Aubrun.
Publisher Philadelphia : Published by Thos. Hunter, 716 Filbert St
Date c1874
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph tinted with one stone; 49 x 64 cm.(19 x 25 in.)
Description Bird's eye views of two of the exhibition buildings - the Art Gallery or Memorial Hall designed by Herman Schwartzmann and the Main building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Views include heavy visitor traffic by foot, carriage, and omnibus in the foreground. Also contains the dimensions of the buildings in the lower left corner. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Is referenced by Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia
Notes Copyrighted by the Centennial Board of Finance.
Gift of David Doret.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 26
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
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.
Printer United States. Centennial Board of Finance, copyright holder.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Centennial [P.2006.28.7]
Accession number P.2006.28.7