| Creator |
Centennial Photographic Co. |
| Contributor |
Harris, Thomas, architect. |
| Title |
Res: English Commission. Rear. [graphic] / Centennial Photographic Co., International Exhibition, Philadelphia. Wm. Notman,
President. W. Irving Adams, Vice Pres't. Edward L. Wilson, Sup't. & Treasurer. J.A. Fraser, Art Superintendent.
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| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Centennial Photographic Co |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
c1876 |
| Physical Description |
2 photographic prints : albumen on stereograph mount ; 11 x 18 cm. (4.25 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
Views show the rear of St. George's House, one of three half-timber buildings constructed by the English Commission for the
Centennial. Designed by British architect Thomas Harris, the building was used for the offices of the English Commissioners
during the fair and later as a residence for park employees until its demolition in 1961. The fair celebrated the centennial
of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
|
| Is part of |
International Exhibition, 1876 503 |
| Notes |
Title on negatives. |
|
Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprint on versos contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted
by date range 1776-1876.
|
|
White curved mounts with rounded corners. |
|
Copy P.9047.173 gift of Robert M. Vogel. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Building. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
|
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
|
Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
Harris, Thomas, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9047.173 and P.9299.38] |
| Accession number |
P.9047.173 |
|
P.9299.38 |
