| Creator |
Centennial Photographic Co. |
| Contributor |
Moyer, S.B., distributor. |
|
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
|
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect. |
| Title |
M.B. from E. Gallery. [graphic] / Centennial Photographic Co., International Exhibition, Philadelphia. Edward L. Wilson, W.
Irving Adams, proprietors.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Centennial Photographic Co |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
c1876 |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 11 x 18 cm. (4.25 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
View showing rows of display cases in the Main Building under a sign for "United States Silk," which is surmounted by a large
American flag hanging from the ceiling. Also shows visitors sitting on benches spanning a wide aisle. The Main Exhibition
Building was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and Henry Pettit. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through
an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
|
| Is part of |
International Exhibition, 1876 1397 |
| Notes |
Title inversed on negative. |
|
Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted
by date range 1776-1876.
|
|
Distributor's stamp on verso: S.B. Moyer, finest line of stereoscopic views of all parts of the world. Pottstown, Pa. Best
views of the Johnstown Disaster.
|
|
White curved mount with rounded corners. |
|
Gift of Charles Isaacs. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
|
Exhibitions & displays -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Silk industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
|
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
| 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. |
| Printer |
Moyer, S.B., distributor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.8975.5] |
| Accession number |
P.8975.5 |
