Details
Creator Ellsbury, George H., lithographer.
Contributor George H. Elsbury & J. Hayward, copyright holders.
Charles Shober & Co., publisher.
Title The International Exposition 1876 at Philadelphia, PA. U.S.A. [graphic] : View from George's Hill / Geo. H. Ellsbury, del.
Publisher Washington, D.C. : Chas. Shober & Co., Prop's Chicago Lith'G Co
Publisher D.C. Washington. 1876
Date 1876
Physical Description 1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 61 x 84 cm (24 x 33 in.)
Description Allegorical commemorative print celebrating the internationalism and historic significance of the Centennial Exhibition. Depicts a bird's-eye view of the active exhibition grounds including the Agricultural Building, Horticultural Building, Main Building, and Machinery Hall. In the foreground, figures representing various races, ethnicities, and cultures convene and interact with one another. An African American woman and man sit on a bench. An African American man, attired in a black suit, tips his top hat and greets a white woman sitting on a bench. Groups of people stand in clusters to converse and walk including Native Americans, attired in feather headdresses, and Chinese women and men. Middle Eastern and Russian men ride on horseback. Contains ghost-like imagery visible in the sky depicting significant historic American moments, figures, and buildings, including William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, George Washington, and the White House. Contains the names of the prominent exhibition halls below the image.
Notes Copyrighted by George H. Ellsbury & J. Hayward.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 390
Accessioned 1983.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Allegories.
Asians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Chinese -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Ethnic stereotypes.
Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Indigenous peoples -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
International relations and culture.
Penn's treaty with the Indians, 1682.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Commemorative prints -- 1870-1880.
Bird's-eye view prints -- 1870-1880.
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Printer Charles Shober & Co., publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Centennial [P.8966]
Accession number P.8966