Creator |
Centennial Photographic Co. |
Contributor |
Moyer, S.B., distributor. |
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Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
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Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect. |
Title |
Terra cotta ware, Portugese [sic] sec. [graphic] / Centennial Photographic Co., International Exhibition, Philadelphia. Edward
L. Wilson, W. Irving Adams, proprietors.
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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 a large terra cotta urn surrounded by four statues of female figures on pedestals in the Portuguese section of
the Main Building. Also shows a display of glassware in the background and decorated roundels above long, rectangular windows.
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.
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Is part of |
International Exhibition, 1876 2179 |
Notes |
Title on negative. |
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Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted
by date range 1776-1876.
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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.
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White curved mount with rounded corners. |
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Gift of Charles Isaacs. |
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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. |
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Exhibitions & displays -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Terra-cotta -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Urns -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
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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.8975.6] |
Accession number |
P.8975.6 |