Centennial buildings at Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Penn
Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co.
printer
A. & T.W. Stanley
copyright holder
still image
Graphic
Relief prints -- Hand-colored -- 1870-1880
Souvenirs -- 1870-1880
ctu
Hartford, Conn
Conn. Hartford
The Case, Lockwood, & Brainard Co., print
[ca. 1876]
1876
monographic
eng
1 print: relief with hand-coloring mounted on linen; sheet 11 x 106 cm. (4.25 x 42 in.)
Souvenir containing views of exhibition buildings in West Fairmount Park, descriptive text, and metric and customary ruler diagrams on the recto and verso. Recto includes images of the front and back of the Centennial medal illustrated with the figures Genius of American Independence and Liberty and bird's eye views of Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall, Main Exhibition Building, Art Gallery, Women's Pavilion, and Agricultural Building. Views also show visitor traffic, are captioned with building dimensions, and are occasionally surrounded by decorative frames. Recto also contains paragraph of text detailing the size of Fairmount Park, the names of the major exhibition buildings; the number of nations participating; and the opening date May 16, 1876. Verso depicts a customary (36 in.) and metric (100 cm.) ruler; diagrams of 4 inches, one decimeter, 10 centimeters, and 100 millimeters arranged for comparison; an explanation of "The Metric System," "Units of the System," and "Approximate Equivalents"; conversion charts of "Measures of Length," "Measures of Surface," "Measures of Capacity"; and "Rules." The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Rolled.
Rulers copyrighted by A & T.W. Stanley.
Forms part of Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection.
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Buildings
Liberty
Rulers (Instruments)
Weights & measures
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
West
P.2008.36.43
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department
Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.43]
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