Aerial view of the exhibition from the reservoir.
Architects: Connecticut State Building - D.R. Brown, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell; U.S. Government Building - James H. Windrim; Women's Pavilion - H.J. Schwarzmann; Machinery Hall and Main Exhibition Building - Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson.
Aerial view of the exhibition from the reservoir.
Architects: Michigan State Building - N/A; New Hampshire State Building - N/A; Connecticut State Building - D.R. Brown, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell; Massachusetts State Building - N/A; Delaware State Building - E.L. Rice Jr.; Maryland State Building - George A. Frederick; U.S. Government Building - James H. Windrim; Main Exhibition Building - Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson; Machinery Hall - Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson.
Block numbered in two places: 7118, also 8018 in two places (both defaced)., Image of nine small illustrations; in the first four a squirrel retrieves and then drops a nut; in the next five a tree grows where the nut was dropped, and the tree is cut for wood used to construct a church., "V. Grottenthaler, 402 Library St Phila." – Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1869 to 1876., Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 27 no 7 (1870), p. 1.
Four state buildings, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Michigan, in the background. Connecticut Building -- D.R. Brown, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell. In the foreground are roads filled with people, and railroad tracks.
"View from the reservoir. The reservoir extended along the northwest boundary of the Exposition grounds. This view shows state buildings in the foreground (from the left: Michigan, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Delaware and Maryland) and Machinery Hall, the Main Building and the Art Gallery in the distance."--Looney. Old Philadelphia. p. 221.
Aerial view of the exhibition from the reservoir.
Architects: Connecticut State Building - D.R. Brown, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell; U.S. Government Building - James H. Windrim; Machinery Hall and Main Exhibition Building - Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson.
View of Centennial grounds looking down the Avenue of the Republic. Street lamps, benches, and fences in the foreground with various buildings in background.
"General view of state buildings. The state buildings seen here are, from the right, those of Michigan, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. There were 24 separate state buildings in all at the exposition. At the extreme left is one of the three British Government Buildings. The low round building in the center near the Massachusetts Building is a public comfort station. "--Looney. Old Philadelphia. p. 210.
Connecticut Building architect: D.R. Brown, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell.
Five state buildings, Saint George's House (British) and a comfort station in a row with men standing on railroad tracks in the foreground. American flag flies in front of the New York Building and benches are on the path. Obscured views of Delaware and Maryland Buildings.
Architects: Connecticut Building -- D.R. Brown, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell.
Four state buildings, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Michigan, in the background. In the foreground are roads filled with people, and railroad tracks.
Exterior view of the Philadelphia Arcade also known as the Philadelphia Museum originally built 1826-1827 as a shop gallery after the designs of John Haviland at 615-619 Chestnut Street. Pedestrians walk in front of and into the museum in which a woman is visible walking down a staircase. Also shows adjacent buildings, an awning post, and street lamp. Museum served as an exhibition gallery including the display of the Philadelphia Museum Company's holdings of artist Charles Willson Peale's collections as well as a concert, public meeting, and lecture space. The building was also used as a bathhouse and hotel before being demolished circa 1859-1860., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 495, Gift of S. Marguerite Brenner.
Date
[ca. 1840]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Museums - Philadelphia [P.9057.33]
Panoramic view showing cityscape in Center City and Northern Philadelphia. Includes residential buildings, storefronts, and factories. Particularly depicts the American Hotel and other storefronts on the 500 block, north side of Chestnut Street and the Artisan Building (4th and Chestnut). Patron and pedestrian traffic is visible in the foreground. Also shows maritime traffic on the Delaware River in the upper right of the image., Copyrighted by E. Whitefield., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 544b, Left edge torn.
Creator
Whitefield, Edwin, 1816-1892, artist
Date
[c1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Views [P.2118]
Exterior view of Arcade Building at night with lights on in windows. Shows automobiles and horse-drawn carriages parked on street in front of building. Also known as the Commercial Trust Building, it was built from 1900 to 1902 at 1428-1434 Market Street by architects Furness, Evans & Co. Building was demolished in 1969., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Finance Building. So. Penn Sq. W. of Broad St. Early evening. Winter. Taken from P.R.R. balcony. Enlarge. Work out halations., Duplicate: P.8513.16: same neg., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
ca. 1923
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 210 [P.8513.210], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson210.htm
View of Centennial grounds with the lake and several buildings, including the Main Building, Machinery Hall, the Pennsylvania State Building, visible. In the foreground is a cart with a tower topped by a flag. Two men on platform at top of tower, one man climbing up the tower, and three seated on the cart.
Panoramic view showing several city blocks northwest from the State House (520 Chestnut Street). Includes the Public Ledger building, built 1866-1867 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., (600-606 Chestnut) and the newspaper office of John W. Forney's The Press, "Forney's Press Building," (corner, Chestnut and Seventh). In the right background, the Masonic Hall is visible (713-721 Chestnut)., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Mount discolored., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date
ca. 1869
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Views [1322.F.4c-2]
Connecticut Building architect: D.R. Brown, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell.
Five state buildings, Saint George's House (British) and a comfort station in a row with man standing on railroad tracks. American flag flies in front of the New York Building and benches are on the path. Obscured views of Delaware and Maryland Buildings.
Architects: Main Bldg. -- Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson ; Machinery Hall -- Pettit & Wilson ; Pa. Bldg -- H.J. Schwarzmann & Hugh Kafka.
View of Centennial grounds with several buildings and the lake visible. In the foreground are carts, a tower topped by a flag, and a bench-lined walkway.
Depicts the building, with railroad tracks in left foreground. Lamp and bench-lined walkways are on two sides of the building and a covered wooden booth is prominent in the foreground.
The Arkansas State Building pavilion, in a lanscaped setting with trees and paths. There are flags visible around the building. In the background is George's Hill Restaurant, also called the Hebrew Restaurant.
Exterior view looking up at the building with a fence behind and a pile of lumber in the foreground. People stand along balcony and sit on porch in front of building. A stuffed moose stands atop the front porch roof.
D.R. Brown architect, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell. View of front of building with the state motto, "Qui Transtulit Sustinet" - He who transplanted still sustains, appears over entrance.
