Details
Contributor H.J. Toudy & Co., printer.
Title Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Published by H. J. Toudy & Co., 621 & 623 Commerce St
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1875
Date c1875
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph, tinted with one stone; 47 x 61 cm.(18.25 x 24 in.)
Description Bird's eye view looking west from the Schuylkill River toward the proposed buildings on the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. Includes the Main Building, Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall, Horticultural Hall, and Agricultural Hall. The grounds are lined with trees, bushes, and landscaped paths. Also shows the 24th ward reservoir and buildings surrounding the exhibition grounds. A train travels in the background. Also contains the names and dimension of the main buildings s printed below the image. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Is referenced by See Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Gift of David Doret.
POS 43
Philadelphia on Stone
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1870-1880.
Bird's eye views -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Centennial [P.2002.49.1]
Accession number P.2002.49.1