Details
Creator Inger, Christian, lithographer.
Contributor Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Hensel, D., publisher.
Title Philadelphia 1876 [graphic] / Chromatic view by C. Inger.
Publisher Philadelphia: Published by D. Hensel, 905 Market St
Date c1876
Physical Description 1 print: chromolithograph; 58 x 77 cm.( 22.75 x 30.25 in.)
Description Bird's eye view looking toward the city showing the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Shows several of the exhibition buildings, including the Main Hall, Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall, Horticultural Hall, U.S. Government Building, and Agricultural Hall in addition to hotels, restaurants, and the Catholic Total Abstinence Fountain. Several exhibition attendees walk on the landscaped grounds between the buildings. In the foreground, two couples view the vista from near the reservoir on George's Hill and a horse-drawn carriage travels below. In the background, the Columbia Bridge, New York Connecting Railway Bridge, and Girard Avenue Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River are visible in addition to cityscape. Cityscape includes the Zoological Garden, Fairmount Water Works, Masonic Hall, the Cathedral of S.S. Peter and Paul, Girard College and the future City Hall. Trains approach and depart from the bridges and steamboats traverse the river. Names of several of the depicted sites are printed below the image. Many of the buildings designed by Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit, and Joseph M. Wilson.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 570
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 866 I 47
Inscribed on verso: From the Castner sale, March 8, 9 1943.
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Girard Avenue Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Connecting Railway Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Columbia Railroad Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Bird's eye views -- 1870-1880.
Associated name Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Associated name Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect.
Associated name Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect.
Printer Hensel, D., publisher.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 866 I 47