| Creator |
Cremer, James, 1821-1893. |
| Contributor |
Kirn, Herman, sculptor. |
|
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
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Schwarzmann, Hermann Joseph, 1846-1891, architect. |
|
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect. |
| Title |
Bird's eye view from observatory, George's Hill, F't P'k. [graphic] / James Cremer, photographer and publisher, 18 South Eighth
Street, Philadelphia.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : James Cremer |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
[1876] |
| Physical Description |
10 photographic prints : albumen on stereograph mount ; 10 x 17.5 cm. (4 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
Series of bird's eye views depict the Centennial Exhibition's landscaped grounds in West Fairmount Park from George's Hill
Observatory. Shows the Main Exhibition Building, Machinery Hall, U.S. Government Building, Women's Pavilion, Horticultural
Hall, Memorial Hall, Agricultural Hall, the reservoir, various state buildings, the lake, and the Catholic Total Abstinence
Fountain. Many of the buildings were designed by Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit, and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition
celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
|
| Notes |
Date supplied by cataloger. |
|
Photographer's imprint printed in red ink on mounts. |
|
Photographer's manuscript note in ink on verso of P.9169.4 is illegible. Manuscript notes in pencil on some versos, probably
made by former owner, list buildings depicted.
|
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Yellow mounts with rounded corners. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
P.9047.103-107 gift of Robert M. Vogel; P.9299.34 gift of Ms. Jane Carson James. |
| Subject |
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
|
Fountains -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Lakes & ponds -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Reservoirs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
|
Bird's eye views -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
Kirn, Herman, sculptor. |
| Associated name |
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
| Associated name |
Schwarzmann, Hermann Joseph, 1846-1891, architect. |
| Associated name |
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Cremer - Exhibitions [P.8551.1; P.9047.103-107; P.9119.1; P.9169.13; P.9169.14; P.9299.34] |
| Accession number |
P.8551.1 |
|
P.9047.103 |
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P.9047.104 |
|
P.9047.105 |
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P.9047.106 |
|
P.9047.107 |
|
P.9119.1 |
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P.9169.13 |
|
P.9169.14 |
|
P.9299.34 |
