Details
Creator Barker, George, 1844-1894.
Contributor Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Title East front of Main Building. [graphic].
Publisher Niagara Falls, N.Y. : Imperial stereograph, by Geo. Barker, No. 11 Main St
Publisher N.Y. Niagara Falls. 1876
Date [ca. 1876]
Physical Description 1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 11 x 18 cm (4.25 x 7 in.) (stereograph format)
Description Oblique view of the east front of the Main Building on the grounds of the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. In the foreground, a white man rests his right foot on a box as he has his shoes polished by an African American man, who kneels on the ground. Two white men browse through a box of goods that an African American man peddler, attired in a white hat and apron, carries on a strap around his shoulders. Two other white men stand to the right and look at the viewer. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Is part of The Centennial No. 1010
Notes Title and photographer's imprint on mount.
Orange mount with rounded corners.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of Robert M. Vogel, 1984.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Biographical / historical note George Barker was a prolific New York stereographer in the 1860s whose gallery catered to the tourist trade in Niagara Falls.
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Exhibition buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1876.
Peddlers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
African American shoe shiners.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Genre Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Associated name Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Associated name Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Barker - Centennial [P.9047.69]
Accession number P.9047.69