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 |
Victoria Court, Australian Sec. M.B. [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 sculpture of Lynceus and Hypermnestra in the Australian section of the Main Exhibition Building designed
by Joseph M. Wilson and Henry Pettit. A billiard table along with banners for the Victorian Court and Queensland are visible
in the background. 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 2160 |
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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Sculpture -- 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.8975.9] |
Accession number |
P.8975.9 |