| Creator |
Centennial Photographic Co. |
| Contributor |
Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste, 1834-1904, sculptor. |
|
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect. |
|
Windrim, James H. 1840-1919, architect. |
| Title |
Colossal hand and torch "Liberty" [graphic] / Centennial Photographic Co., International Exhibition, Philadelphia. Edward
L. Wilson, W. Irving Adams, proprietors.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Centennial Photographic Co |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
1876 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 11 x 18 cm (4.25 x 7 in.) (stereograph format) |
| Description |
View of Bartholdi's Electric Light or Liberty Enlightening the World hand and torch statue on display near the lake. A group
of men, including an African American man in the foreground, stand near the kiosk and two white men stand on the balcony of
the torch. The Women's Pavilion designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann and Horticultural Hall designed by James H. Windrim are
partially visible in the background. Money raised at the fair, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through
an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art, helped to pay for the completion of the statue and pedestal.
|
| Is part of |
International Exhibition, 1876 2025 |
| Notes |
Title 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.
|
|
Stamped on mount: Grade 2. |
|
White curved mount with rounded corners. |
|
Purchase 1989. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Exhibitions & displays -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Lakes & ponds -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Monuments & memorials -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
|
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
|
Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste, 1834-1904, sculptor. |
| Associated name |
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect. |
| Associated name |
Windrim, James H. (James Hamilton), 1840-1919, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9260.45] |
| Accession number |
P.9260.45 |
