Details
Contributor H.J. Toudy & Co., printer.
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Title Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Published by H. J. Toudy & Co., 621 & 623 Commerce St
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1875-1876
Date c1875, c1876
Physical Description 1 print: chromolithograph; 54 x 69 cm.(21.25 x 27.25 in.)
Description Bird's eye view looking west from the Schuylkill River toward the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. Includes the Reading Railroad depot (in the foreground), the Main Building, Machinery Hall, the Art Gallery (Memorial Hall), Judges Hall, Ladies Pavilion, U.S. Government Buildings, Horticultural Hall, Agricultural Hall, the observatory on George's Hill, the 24th Ward reservoir, the Globe Hotel, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot. Also shows a train approaching the Reading Railroad station, the bridge over Lansdown Valley, and smaller exhibition venues, including the Photograph Gallery, City Pavilion, Vienna Bakery and Coffee House, restaurants, state buildings, fountains and monuments. The grounds are lined with trees, bushes, and landscaped paths. Contains the names and dimensions of the major buildings, and a miniature diagram of the view and corresponding key below the image. Key identifies 51 depicted sites. Several of the buildings were built after the designs of Henry Petit, Hermann Schwarzmann, and Joseph Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Is referenced by Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia
Notes Philadelphia on Stone
POS 42
Gift of David Doret.
Subject Pennsylvania Railroad -- Buildings.
Reading Company -- Buildings.
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Railroads -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Bird's eye views -- 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 Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Centennial [P.2002.49.2]
Accession number P.2002.49.2