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Main Exhibition Building. Machinery Hall. International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Photo-lith. & crayon by J.H. Camp; Henry Pettit, C.E. Jos. M. Wilson, C.E., engineers and architects.
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Creator
Camp, John Henry, 1822-1881.
Contributor
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Pettit & Wilson, copyright holder.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Title
Main Exhibition Building. Machinery Hall. International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Photo-lith. & crayon by J.H. Camp; Henry Pettit, C.E. Jos. M. Wilson, C.E., engineers and architects.
Publisher
Philadelphia: Published by J.H. Camp, 610 Jayne St
Date
c1876
Physical Description
1 print: photolithograph tinted with one stone, mounted on cardboard; 54 x 110 cm.(21.25 x 43.25 in.)
Description
Panoramic view of two of the exhibition buildings - the Main Exhibition Building and Machinery Hall designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. View shows crowds of visitor traffic by foot, carriage, and on horseback in the foreground. Visitors include individuals in native costume, couples, children, and a mother pushing a pram. A tree partially obstructs the view of Machinery Hall in the right of the image. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Notes
Copyrighted by Pettit & Wilson.
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 451
Gift of David Doret.
Subject
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre
Photolithographs -- Tinted -- 1870-1880.
Panoramic views -- 1870-1880.
Associated name
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Associated name
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect.
Printer
Pettit & Wilson, copyright holder.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Centennial [P.2007.36.3]
Accession number
P.2007.36.3
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