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 |
[Main Building from southwest] [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 the display cases and arrangements representing the manufactures of Germany in the foreground and Great Britain
and Ireland in the background in the Main Exhibition Building designed by Joseph M. Wilson and Henry Pettit. Banners with
the countries' names hang from the rafters. Also shows a soda fountain in the wide aisle in the foreground. 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 1427 |
Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger; abbreviated title on negative: M.B. from S.W. |
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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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Soda fountains -- 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.8975.8] |
Accession number |
P.8975.8 |