Details
Contributor Camp, John Henry, 1822-1881, printer.
Smirke, Sydney.
Smith, J.L., distributor.
Title Bird's eye view, Centennial Exhibition buildings & grounds, Philada. [graphic] / Projected by Sydney Smirke, from drawings of the engineers & architects of the U.S. Commission.
Publisher Philadelphia: Photolith. & crayon by J. H. Camp
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1875
Date 1875
Physical Description 1 print: photolithograph; 40 x 66 cm.(15.5 x 26)
Description Bird's eye view looking east showing the exhibition grounds and surrounding area. Grounds are landscaped with trees, bushes, and pathways. Key to 39 depicted buildings and sites printed below the image. Includes the Main Building, Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall & Art Gallery, Agricultural Building, and Horticultural Hall. Also shows the several bridges over the Schuylkill River, including Falls, Columbia, Girard Avenue, and New York Connecting, in addition to "New Bridges over Penna. R.R." south of the grounds. Major roadways include Elm, Belmont, and Girard avenues. Other sites depicted include the 24th Ward reservoir, George's Hill, Sawyer's Elevator, Belmont Mansion, and Globe and Trans Continental hotels. East Fairmount Park is visible in the background.
Notes Copyrighted by Sydney Smirke
Distributor's stamp pasted on recto: From J. L. Smith's Map Establishment, 37 S. Sixth St., Philada.
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 44
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Schuylkill River.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Genre Photolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Bird's eye views -- 1870-1880.
Printer Smith, J.L., distributor.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Centennial [5225.F.7]
Accession number 5225.F.7