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Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [graphic] / [Lithographed by F. Bourquin]
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Contributor
Bourquin, F. (Frederick), b. 1808, printer.
National Publishing Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) publisher.
Title
Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [graphic] / [Lithographed by F. Bourquin]
Publisher
Philadelphia: Published by the National Publishing Co. of Philadelphia for presentation to each subscriber for the centennial history of the United States
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1876
Date
c1876
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph, tinted with one stone; 46 x 61 cm.(17.75 x 23.75 in.)
Description
First state of a bird's eye view issued as a promotion by the publisher for "The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition" (1876). View looks south from Belmont Plateau showing the proposed buildings on the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. Includes Horticultural Hall, Main Exhibition Building, Memorial Hall, Agricultural Hall, Judges Hall, Ladies Pavilion, Machinery Hall, and U.S. Government Building. The grounds are lined with trees, bushes, and landscaped paths. Includes several fair visitors traveling by foot and carriage on the paths. Clusters of tree tops are visible in the foreground. Also contains the names and dimensions of the main buildings printed below the image. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Is referenced by
See Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia
Notes
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 51
Gift of David Doret
See James Dabney McCabe's The illustrated history of the Centennial Exhibition: ... (Philadelphia: Published by the National Publishing Company, 1876). [Am 1876 McCabe 78340.O]
Trimmed.
Subject
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Geographic subject
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Bird's eye views -- 1870-1880.
Printer
National Publishing Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) publisher.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Centennial [P.2003.41.3]
Accession number
P.2003.41.3
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Philadelphia on Stone Digital Catalog
Philadelphia on Stone: Library Company of Philadelphia
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