| Creator |
Centennial Photographic Co. |
| Contributor |
Liénard, F., artist. |
| Title |
Diorama - Washington at Yorktown [graphic] / Centennial Photographic Co. Philadelphia. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
Centennial Photographic Company |
| Date |
1876 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format) |
| Description |
View of the diorama with mannequin figures and a painted backdrop exhibited during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 recreating
a scene from the Battle at Yorktown in October 1781. Shows troops marching and parading before officers, including Washington,
on horseback. An African American man stands beside a horse, who is possibly a portrayal of Washington's enslaved valet William
Lee. The diorama by Colonel F. Lienard was displayed within a skating rink at Twenty-Third and Chestnut Streets. Figures of
Generals Lafayette and Rochambeau were also portrayed.
|
| Is part of |
International Exhibition, 1876. 2034? |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Publisher's imprint printed on verso. |
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Buff mount with rounded corners. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
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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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
|
See "Washington at Yorktown," Philadelphia inquirer, December 13, 1875. |
|
See related print [Philadelphia roller skating rink, Twenty-third and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia] (trade card - Philadelphia
[P.9839]).
|
|
Purchase 2001. |
| Subject |
Lee, William -- Portrayals. |
|
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Portrayals. |
|
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Exhibitions & displays. |
|
African American men. |
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Dioramas -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Skating rinks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Enslaved persons -- United States. |
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Soldiers -- American. |
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Enslaved labor -- United States. |
|
Enslaved men -- United States. |
| Geographic subject |
Twenty-Third Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- at Chestnut Street. |
|
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. |
|
Yorktown (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1781. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
|
Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Centennial Photographic Company [P.9982.2] |
| Accession number |
P.9982.2 |
