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Creator Breuker & Kessler.
Title Bird's eye view of International Exhibition buildings [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Published by Breuker & Kessler, lith
Date 1875
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph mounted on cardboard; 43 x 61 cm.(17 x 24 in.)
Description Prospective view showing the main buildings on the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. Includes Machinery Hall, Main Building, Memorial Hall, Horticultural Hall, and Agricultural Hall. Shows fair visitors on the grounds landscaped with paths, fountains, a pond, and foot bridges. George's Hill and the 24th Ward reservoir are visible in the background. In the lower right foreground, a paddleboat and ladies on a rowboat excursion on the Schuylkill river are visible. Key to buildings and building dimensions printed below the image. Several of the main exhibition buildings were built after the designs of Henry Petit, Hermann Schwarzmann, and Joseph Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by Breuker & Kessler in the Office of teh Librarian of Congress at Wash DC.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 53
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre Lithographs -- 1870-1880.
Bird's eye view prints -- 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.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *BW -Centennial [P.9991.2]
Accession number P.9991.2