Details
Creator Watson, A., photographer.
Title Arms & relics dept. [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia] : American Stereoscopic Company, W. Langenheim, General Agent, 722 Chestnut St.]
Date [ca. 1864]
Physical Description 1 photographic print : albumen ; 7.5 x 13.5 cm. (3 x 5.25 in.)
Description Unmounted stereograph looking north toward the Art Gallery corridor (includes partial view of entrance and admissions sign) showing items mounted on the walls in the Relics and Curiosities Department. Depicts relics of George Washington, including a framed bust portrait of him; clocks and stuffed birds on the walls; and other unidentified relics associated with historical figures. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization.
Notes Title from manuscript note on paper label below image.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Associated objects.
Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission (1864 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Galleries (Display spaces) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Clocks & watches.
Taxidermy.
Geographic subject Logan Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects.
Genre Stereographs -- 1860-1870.
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Printer Langenheim, William, 1807-1874, publisher.
Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.156c]
Accession number 5781.F.156c