| Creator |
Watson, A., photographer. |
| Contributor |
Langenheim, William, 1807-1874, publisher. |
|
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Horticultural Department. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia : American Stereoscopic Company, W. Langenheim, General Agent, 722 Chestnut St] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1864 |
| Date |
[ca. 1864] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen ; 7.5 x 14 cm. (3 x 5.5 in.) |
| Description |
Unmounted stereograph shows women sitting behind a booth in the Horticultural Department. Plants are scattered on the table
and hang from a bar above their heads. Festoons of laurel, hemlock, and pine boughs from the Allegheny Mountains adorn the
columns supporting the booth and travel upward to form tree-like branches. Patriotic bunting, including shields, are posted
on each of the columns. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national
fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization.
|
| Is part of |
Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, June, 1864 No. 3 |
| Notes |
Title from printed paper label below image. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission (1864 : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Exhibit booths -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Volunteer workers in social service -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Decorations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Plants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Logan Square (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
Langenheim, William, 1807-1874, publisher. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.159d] |
| Accession number |
5781.F.159d |
