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[Dr. Barnum's Self Sewer display, Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, 1864] [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A98731
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Creator
Watson, A., photographer.
Contributor
Langenheim, William, 1807-1874, publisher.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title
[Dr. Barnum's Self Sewer display, Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, 1864] [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 ; 8.5 x 14 cm. (3.25 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Unmounted stereograph shows two men and a woman sitting behind sewing machines below several framed advertisements for "Dr. Barnum's Self Sewer". American flags and an American eagle form the backdrop behind the display. 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.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
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.
Galleries (Display spaces) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Sewing machines.
Advertisements.
Decorations -- 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.168f]
Accession number
5781.F.168f
In Collections
Printed and Graphic Ephemera
Stereograph Collection
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