Details
Contributor Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Currier & Ives, publisher.
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect.
Title Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition buildings. Philadelphia, Pa. [graphic] : Length, 1880 feet, width, 464 ; Area: ground floor 20.02 acres, upper floors, 1.45.
Publisher New York : Published by Currier & Ives, 125 Nassau St
Date c1875
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
Description Birds eye view looking south toward the city showing the Art Gallery or Memorial Hall designed by Herman Schwartzmann and the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. View includes flags adorning the building and heavy visitor traffic by foot, carriage, and streetcars in the foreground. Wooded areas enclose the buildings and cityscape is visible in the background. Also contains the dimensions (length, width, and area in feet and acres) for the buildings below the image. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 52
Library of Congress: PGA - Currier & Ives--Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition ... (A size) [P&P]
Subject Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 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 Currier & Ives, publisher.
Location Library of Congress| Prints and Photographs Division | LOC PGA - Currier & Ives--Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition ... (A size) [P&P]