[Views of Centennial Exhibition buildings]
Title
[Views of Centennial Exhibition buildings]
Description
Series of views, possibly issued as loose souvenir prints, of prominent buildings at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Buildings include the Art Gallery; Main Building; Horticultural Hall; Machinery Hall; Agricultural Hall; U.S. Government Building; Women's Pavilion; and Judge's Hall. Views include heavy pedestrian traffic as well as visitors traveling the grounds by carriage. The Centennial celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloguer., Variants of plates issued as Centennial Portfolio. 1st Series. Eight Views of Centennial Buildings ([Philadelphia]: Published by Thos. Hunter, No. 716 Filbert Street, [1876]). Also issued as Thompson Westcott's Centennial Portfolio. Thomas Hunter published several variant views, including folio-size prints commissioned in 1874 by the Centennial Board of Finance, of the Centennial Buildings after the official plans of the structures., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Centennial and Columbian Exposition views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 810a-h. POS 810a: Agricultural Hall. POS 810b:Art Gallery. POS 810c: Horticultural Hall. POS 810d: Judges Hall. POS 810e: Machinery Hall. POS 810f: Main Building. POS 810g: U.S. Government Building. POS 810h: Womens Pavilion.
Creator
Aubrun, Louis, artist
Date
[ca. 1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Centennial [5758.F.25c&d; 26e&f; 27c&d; 28b&c]
The great American Centennial Exhibition puzzle blocks, in sectional parts
Title
The great American Centennial Exhibition puzzle blocks, in sectional parts In five views comprising: 1. - Art Gallery. Morning view. 2.-Machinery Hall. Sunset view. 3.-Horticultural Hall. Nighttime illumination. 4.-Agricultural Hall. Storm view. 5.-Main building. Day scene - grand opening. Printed in oil colors. Endless amusement
Description
Collection of 5 chromolithograph puzzle blocks and 5 duplicate unmounted, uncut chromolithographs showing prominent buildings at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 during different times of the day and weather conditions. Buildings include the Art Gallery, Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall, Agricultural Hall, and the Main Building. Views include heavy pedestrian traffic, visitors traveling the grounds by carriage, fountains, statuary, and variant skyscapes. Main Building view also shows a troop of marching soldiers and several street cars, including a "Fairmount Park" vehicle. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Puzzle blocks contained in original wooden box [P.2007.21.12k]. Box cover mounted with a chromolithograph showing a view of the Art Gallery not included as a puzzle block. View contains heavy pedestrian traffic., Philadelphia on Stone, Gift of David Doret., Piece missing from "Agricultural Hall" puzzle block. [P.2007.21.12i], LCP copies of Machinery Hall prints contain variant title. Excludes text "Sunset View.", Library of Congress : PGA - Brett Litho. Co.--Centennial building ... (B size) [P&P]. LOC holds "Machinery Hall" and "General View" loose prints., POS 327a-e. POS 327a: 1. Art Gallery. POS 327b: 2. Machinery Hall. POS 327c: 3. Horticultural Hall. POS 327d: 4. Agricultural Hall. POS 327e: 5. Main Building.
Creator
Brett Lithographing Co., printer
Date
c1875
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Centennial [P.2007.21.12a-e], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *albums (flat) [P.2007.21.12f-k]
[Views of four prominent buildings at the Centennial Exhibition, Fairmount Park, 1876]
Title
[Views of four prominent buildings at the Centennial Exhibition, Fairmount Park, 1876]
Description
Proof containing four uncut views of prominent buildings built after the designs of Henry Petit, Hermann Schwarzmann, and Joseph Wilson at the Centennial Exhibition. Shows the Main Building, the Art Gallery (Memorial Hall), Agricultural Hall, and Horticultural Hall. Views include pedestrian and street traffic. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park., Title supplied by cataloguer., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 812
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Centennial [P.9558.2]
Bird's eye view of International Exhibition buildings
Title
Bird's eye view of International Exhibition buildings
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., 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
Creator
Breuker & Kessler
Date
1875
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW -Centennial [P.9991.2]
Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Title
Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
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, the Art Gallery (Memorial Hall), Judges Hall, Ladies Pavilion, U.S. Government Buildings, 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 dimensions in the lower right corner for six of the buildings . The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 41
Date
c1875
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.9192.4]
Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Title
Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description
First state of a bird's eye view issued as a promotion by the publisher for "The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition" (1876). View looks south from Belmont Plateau showing the proposed buildings on the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. Includes Horticultural Hall, Main Exhibition Building, Memorial Hall, Agricultural Hall, Judges Hall, Ladies Pavilion, Machinery Hall, and U.S. Government Building. The grounds are lined with trees, bushes, and landscaped paths. Includes several fair visitors traveling by foot and carriage on the paths. Clusters of tree tops are visible in the foreground. Also contains the names and dimensions of the main buildings printed below the image. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 51, Gift of David Doret, See James Dabney McCabe's The illustrated history of the Centennial Exhibition: ... (Philadelphia: Published by the National Publishing Company, 1876). [Am 1876 McCabe 78340.O], Trimmed.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2003.41.3]
Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Title
Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
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., Not in Wainwright., Gift of David Doret., POS 43, Philadelphia on Stone
Date
c1875
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2002.49.1]
Horticultural Hall, Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia.
Title
Horticultural Hall, Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia Compliments of the Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia. Incorporated 1829
Description
Bird's eye view of the Horticultural Hall built after the designs of Hermann Schwarzmann. View includes heavy visitor traffic by foot in the foreground. Couples and individuals stroll the landscaped grounds, enter the hall, and converse. Also shows a woman pushing a man in a wheelchair. Landscaping includes clusters of bushes and trees. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Copyrighted by the Centennial Board of Finance., Attributed to Louis Aubrun., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 362, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Aubrun, Louis
Date
c1874
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [5225.F.3]
Main Exhibition Building. Machinery Hall. International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Title
Main Exhibition Building. Machinery Hall. International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description
Panoramic view of two of the exhibition buildings - the Main Exhibition Building and Machinery Hall designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. View shows visitor traffic in the foreground. Groups of individuals, including an entourage of Native Americans, walk on the grounds and paths; sit on benches, and visit the pond on which leisure vessels sail. Also shows a fraternal organization with marching band passing Machinery Hall near the Catholic Total Abstinence Fountain. Trees and bushes line the paths and grounds. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Copyrighted by Pettit & Wilson., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 452, Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Camp, John Henry, 1822-1881
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***BW - Centennial [P.2007.36.4]
Bird's eye view, Centennial Exhibition buildings & grounds, Philada.
Title
Bird's eye view, Centennial Exhibition buildings & grounds, Philada
Description
Bird's eye view looking east showing the exhibition grounds and surrounding area. Grounds are landscaped with trees, bushes, and pathways. Key to 39 depicted buildings and sites printed below the image. Includes the Main Building, Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall & Art Gallery, Agricultural Building, and Horticultural Hall. Also shows the several bridges over the Schuylkill River, including Falls, Columbia, Girard Avenue, and New York Connecting, in addition to "New Bridges over Penna. R.R." south of the grounds. Major roadways include Elm, Belmont, and Girard avenues. Other sites depicted include the 24th Ward reservoir, George's Hill, Sawyer's Elevator, Belmont Mansion, and Globe and Trans Continental hotels. East Fairmount Park is visible in the background., Copyrighted by Sydney Smirke, Distributor's stamp pasted on recto: From J. L. Smith's Map Establishment, 37 S. Sixth St., Philada., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 44, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date
1875
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [5225.F.7]
1776, Centennial International Exhibition, 1876.
Title
1776, Centennial International Exhibition, 1876 History of the United States
Description
Print containing a central view of the proposed Main Exhibition Building surrounded by titled vignettes showing key events in the history of the United States. View includes trains of people arriving by foot, on horseback, and by omnibus in front of the exhibition hall. The length, width, and square footage of the building are printed below the image. Vignettes, predominately events from the American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican American and Civil War, include "Drafting the Declaration of Independence - The Committee"; "Reading the Declaration of Independence"; Celebration of the Fourth of July After the [Civil] War"; "Battle at Manmouth"; "Entry into Mexico"; "Battle of Lake Erie"; the raising of the American flag at "Fort Sumter"; "Surrender of Lee"; and Lincoln's celebratory "Entry into Richmond." Many of the images include victorious military leaders in addition to celebratory crowds. Other vignette views show street and pedestrian traffic in front of "Independence Hall or State House, Phila." and "The Memorial Building or "Art Gallery," Phila." Also contains the figure of America; an American eagle; a bee hive icon for "Agriculture" and train icon for "Mechanics"; Native American figures incorporated into the border; and banners reading "Great World Fair" and "Industry of All Nations." The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Farimount Park., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 3, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 8 S 325
Creator
Schile, H. (Henry)
Date
[c1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW -Centennial [7859.F]
Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Title
Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description
Bird's eye view looking west from the Schuylkill River toward the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. Includes the Reading Railroad depot (in the foreground), the Main Building, Machinery Hall, the Art Gallery (Memorial Hall), Judges Hall, Ladies Pavilion, U.S. Government Buildings, Horticultural Hall, Agricultural Hall, the observatory on George's Hill, the 24th Ward reservoir, the Globe Hotel, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot. Also shows a train approaching the Reading Railroad station, the bridge over Lansdown Valley, and smaller exhibition venues, including the Photograph Gallery, City Pavilion, Vienna Bakery and Coffee House, restaurants, state buildings, fountains and monuments. The grounds are lined with trees, bushes, and landscaped paths. Contains the names and dimensions of the major buildings, and a miniature diagram of the view and corresponding key below the image. Key identifies 51 depicted sites. Several of the 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., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 42, Gift of David Doret.
Date
c1875, c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2002.49.2]
Main Exhibition Building. Machinery Hall. International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Title
Main Exhibition Building. Machinery Hall. International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description
Panoramic view of two of the exhibition buildings - the Main Exhibition Building and Machinery Hall designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. View shows crowds of visitor traffic by foot, carriage, and on horseback in the foreground. Visitors include individuals in native costume, couples, children, and a mother pushing a pram. A tree partially obstructs the view of Machinery Hall in the right of the image. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Copyrighted by Pettit & Wilson., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 451, Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Camp, John Henry, 1822-1881
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2007.36.3]
Art Gallery. Main Building. Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Title
Art Gallery. Main Building. Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description
Bird's eye views of two of the exhibition buildings - the Art Gallery or Memorial Hall designed by Herman Schwartzmann and the Main building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Views include heavy visitor traffic by foot, carriage, and omnibus in the foreground. Also contains the dimensions of the buildings in the lower left corner. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Copyrighted by the Centennial Board of Finance., Gift of David Doret., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 26
Creator
Aubrun, Louis, artist
Date
c1874
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2006.28.7]
Centennial music.
Title
Centennial music
Description
Centennial music cover page paired with six different songs. Cover page is bound with the song Grand Centennial march by E. Mack with this copy [11479.F (Zinman)]., Cover page copyrighted by J.E. Ditson & Co., Song copyrighted by Lee & Walker., Publisher's advertisement on last page for Oliver Ditson & Company., Cover illustration is a lithograph depicting an exterior view of the Main Building of the exhibition celebrating the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Visitor traffic, on foot, and by carriage and omnibus, traverse the paths of the grounds around the building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Landscaping includes clusters of bushes and trees., Printer: J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith., 141 Franklin St. Boston., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 94, Stamped on the cover page: Schaefer Bros. music dealers, Steubenville, O.
Creator
Mack, Edward, 1826-1882, cmp
Date
c1876, c1875
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Sheet Music Cent 11479.F (Zinman)
Grand United States Centennial Exhibition 1876. Main Building. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Title
Grand United States Centennial Exhibition 1876. Main Building. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia Length, 1880 feet, width, 464 ; Area: ground floor 20.02 acres, upper floors, 1.45
Description
View showing 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. Couples stroll the landscaped grounds, enter the hall, converse, and are transported by carriage. Landscaping includes clusters of bushes. Also contains the dimensions (length, width, and area in feet and acres), in the lower corners, for the buildings. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 325
Date
1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Centennial [P.9210.12]
International Exhibition. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. 1876.
Title
International Exhibition. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. 1876
Description
Stock trade card for lithographer Potsdamer & Co. depicting buildings constructed for the International Exhibition in 1876. Includes the Main Building, Art Gallery, Horticultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Agricultural Hall as postcards displayed in a montage on a silver platter. Potsdamer & Co. operated from the mid 1870s until Ketterlinus acquired the firm in 1885. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Advertising text on verso: Potsdamer & Co. 321 Chestnut Street, commercial, lithographic and letter press printing house, Philadelphia. Includes in the upper left-hand corner a design for the Franklin Institute Exhibition silver medal the company won in 1874 for engraving and printing., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 40
Creator
Potsdamer & Co.
Date
c1875
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Trade cards - P [P.9728.1]
Art Gallery, Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia.
Title
Art Gallery, Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia Compliments of the Franklin Fire Insurance Company
Description
Bird's eye view of the exhibition building, the Art Gallery or Memorial Hall, designed by Herman Schwartzmann. View includes heavy visitor traffic by foot and carriage in the foreground. Couples stroll the grounds, enter the hall, converse, and are transported by carriage. Also shows a fountain in the right of the image. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Copyrighted by the Centennial Board of Finance., Probably by Louis Aubrun., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 25, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Aubrun, Louis, artist
Date
c1874
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [5225.F.4]
Main Building International Exhibition 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia.
Title
Main Building International Exhibition 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia Compliments of The Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia. Incorporated 1829
Description
Bird's eye view of the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. View includes heavy visitor traffic by foot, carriage, and omnibus in the foreground. Couples stroll the landscaped grounds, enter the hall, converse, and are transported by carriage. Landscaping includes clusters of bushes and a partial view of a path in the right of the image. Also contains the dimensions (length, width, and area in feet and acres), in the lower corners, for the buildings. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Copyrighted by the Centennial Board of Finance., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 449, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Aubrun, Louis, artist
Date
c1874
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [5225.F.5]
In remembrance of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of the United States. [graphic].
Title
In remembrance of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of the United States
Description
Print containing a central view of the female figure of America surrounded by scenes and vignettes that commemorate the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Shows America, wearing a liberty cap and holding a laurel wreath, seated on a throne that is bordered by American flags. Vignette portraits of the presidents and prominent military figures from the American Revolution encircle the image and a bird's eye view of the exhibition grounds, "Centennial Exhibition Buildings, Philadelphia,"and vignettes of Independence Hall, Faneuil Hall, and the Bunker Hill Monument are visible above it. At the bottom of the print, a battle scene represents "The Struggle for Liberty" and a family resting on their porch in front of a farmer in his field, and a factory, represents "Peace and Prosperity". Also includes the American eagle holding the American shield and banner "E Pluribus Unum." The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Title from item., Date from copy with copyright statement in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 374, Copy received after original dates of Philadelphia on Stone project., Copy at Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 8 St 57, George Stinson & Co. began operations about 1871 and in advertisements for sales agents in newspapers across the country promoted the "pictures" sold by the firm as the "finest and most pleasing in [the] country, and ... endorsed by all the leading papers ... " The firm advertised for sales agents through at least the early 1890s.
Creator
George Stinson & Co.
Date
1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2019.54.3]
[Commemorative print] presented by the Roxborough Baptist Sunday School, New Year 1876.
Title
[Commemorative print] presented by the Roxborough Baptist Sunday School, New Year 1876
Description
Print containing several vignettes commemorating the forthcoming Centennial Exhibition of 1876, predominately views depicting exhibition buildings. Depicts the Main Exhibition Building, Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall and Art Gallery, Agricultural Hall, and Horticultural Hall. Views also show landscaped promenades and boulevards with street and pedestrian traffic. Also contains a view of the Roxborough Baptist Church; a liberty bell; lists of the "Officers of the Roxborough Baptist Sunday School 1876" and "Teachers of the Roxborough Baptist Sunday School"; and a decorative border. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 150, Gift of David Doret.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Centennial [P.2006.31.11]
Birdseye view of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, with the buildings of the International Exhibition 1876
Title
Birdseye view of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, with the buildings of the International Exhibition 1876
Description
Lovely bird's eye view looking east toward the city from Belmont Mansion, the former estate of Judge Richard Peters. In the foreground, visitors to the property partake of the grounds that are landscaped with trees and small gardens. Elegantly-attired men, women, and children stroll; appreciate the vista from benches and chairs; and enjoy refreshments at tables. Other patrons depart in horse-drawn carriages down a path that winds past the Belmont Water Works and Columbia Railroad Bridge. A train approaches the bridge. In the right background, the proposed Centennial Exhibition buildings, and grounds congested with visitors, are visible in West Fairmount Park. The Main Hall and Memorial Hall predominate. In the left background, the expansive cityscape dominates the view and includes Girard College, the Fairmount Water Works, Gas Works, Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, the Cathedral of S.S. Peter and Paul, Masonic Temple, and the future City Hall. Church steeples, industrial smokestacks, blocks of brick buildings, and the distant Delaware River comprise the vista as well. Also visible are the several bridges that span the Schuylkill River. The bridges include the Columbia, New York Connecting Railway, Girard Avenue, Spring Garden Street, Market Street, and Chestnut Street bridges. Several vessels travel the river. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Many of the buildings were designed by Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit, and Joseph M. Wilson., Image arched at top center., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 55, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Inger, Christian
Date
c1875
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***BW - Views [P.9324]
The International Exposition 1876 at Philadelphia, PA. U.S.A.
Title
The International Exposition 1876 at Philadelphia, PA. U.S.A View from George's Hill
Description
Allegorical commemorative print celebrating the internationalism and historic significance of the Centennial Exhibition. Depicts a bird's-eye view of the active exhibition grounds including the Agricultural Building, Horticultural Building, Main Building, and Machinery Hall. In the foreground, figures representing various races, ethnicities, and cultures convene and interact with one another. An African American woman and man sit on a bench. An African American man, attired in a black suit, tips his top hat and greets a white woman sitting on a bench. Groups of people stand in clusters to converse and walk including Native Americans, attired in feather headdresses, and Chinese women and men. Middle Eastern and Russian men ride on horseback. Contains ghost-like imagery visible in the sky depicting significant historic American moments, figures, and buildings, including William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, George Washington, and the White House. Contains the names of the prominent exhibition halls below the image., Copyrighted by George H. Ellsbury & J. Hayward., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 390, Accessioned 1983., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator
Ellsbury, George H., lithographer
Date
1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.8966]
In commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of American independence
Title
In commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of American independence
Description
Elaborate Centennial Exhibition commemorative print depicting an arched monument containing a central full-length portrait of George Washington surrounded by vignettes; allegorical figures; and religious quotes by the first president. Washington is depicted mounted on his horse. Arch is adorned with the names of the 38 states and is flanked by columns containing views representing the industries of the North, East, South, and West. Views show a white man laborer of the North chopping a tree at a waterfront, white women loom workers of the East, an overseer on horseback watching an enslaved African American man picking cotton in the South, and a white man farmer reaping his harvest with a horse-drawn plow in the West. Columns also contain allegorical figures to represent the years 1776 and 1876. Justice and Independence (depicted as white women and holding the Declaration), and a prostrate British soldier represent the year 1776 and Peace and Liberty (depicted as white woman and holding a "Ballot"), and a seated enslaved African American man free from his shackles represent the year 1876. Monument also contains views of Independence Hall and Memorial Hall (Centennial Exhibition), the scene showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and allegorical figures and emblems symbolizing the classical and industrial arts. Other pictorial elements depict the all-seeing eye; American eagle, shield, and flag; vignettes showing Washington praying, and accepting the sword of surrender from Lord Cornwallis during the American Revolution; and vignette views with dimensions of Centennial Exhibition buildings. Buildings include the Art Gallery, Main Building, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Horticultural Hall. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Improvement copyrighted 1877 The Presbyterian Philadelphia, Pa., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 370, Gift of David Doret, 2007., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
1876, 1877
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2007.28.7]
Centennial
Title
Centennial Westward the course of empire takes its way
Description
Print commemorating the 100th anniversary of the nation, celebrated at the Centennial Exhibition through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in Philadelphia. Contains the text of the Declaration of Independence and the Proclamation Emancipation bordered by several historical and allegorical vignettes, scenes, and views that symbolize the social, political, and technological progress of the country. Oval frames surround the texts, which encircle bust-length portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The frames are adorned with banners labeled with the names of the original 13 colonies and the 38 states recognized as of 1876. Two bird's eye views showing the development of a cityscape, possibly New York City, from 1776 to 1876 are visible between the framed texts. Other images show the "Battle of Bunker Hill"; "Battle of Gettysburg"; "Surrender of Cornwallis"; "Columbus - 1492"; colonists landing at "Plymouth Rock"; "[Lafayette's] Visit to U.S. in 1824"; "A Home of 1776" with a white woman at a loom; "Franklin's Printing Press"; "Hoe's Ten Cylinder Press"; "A Home of 1876" with a white woman at a sewing machine; the marine battles of the "Constitution and Guerriere" and "Merrimac and Monitor"; Independence Hall, and the U.S. Capitol., Uncaptioned vignettes show an auction of enslaved African American people, African American children in a classroom, farmers harvesting a field by hand, a farmer harvesting a field with a horse-drawn reaper, a man traveling by horseback, a speeding train, a hand-pump fire engine of "1776" and a steam engine of "1876." Other pictorial elements include an American eagle, flags, and a view of the Main Building of the Centennial Exhibition incorporated into the title design in addition to floral vinery interweaved between the vignettes, scenes, and views., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1876, by D.T. Ames in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington., Letters of title illustrated with state seals., Title based on quote by Bishop George Berkley., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 96, Gift of David Doret, 2001., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator
Ames, Daniel T., artist
Date
1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***BW - Centennial [P.9974.2]
Memorial chart centennial jubilee.
Title
Memorial chart centennial jubilee Liberty, equality, fraternity to all nations
Description
Print commemorating the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 containing allegorical vignettes bordered by portraits of the eighteen presidents and views of Philadelphia landmarks and Centennial buildings. Allegorical vignettes show the female figures of Justice, Liberty, and Prosperity seated next to each other on a pedestal in front of a mountain valley, and a large assembly of men of international origin attired in native costumes. Depicted Philadelphia landmarks include Independence Hall, Masonic Temple, Girard College, Carpenters Hall, the Academy of Fine Arts, and the Academy of Music. Centennial building exteriors include the Main Building, Machinery Hall, and Memorial Hall. Additional portraits depict prominent figures in the administration of the Centennial and Pennsylvania Governor John F. Hartranft and Philadelphia Mayor William S. Stokley. Portraits include Joseph R. Hawley, President of the U.S. Centennial Commission; Alfred T. Goshorn, Director-General of the Centennial Exhibition; Thomas Cochran, Vice-President of the U.S. Centennial Commission and chairman of the commission on grounds, plans, and buildings; John L. Campbell, Ohio professor who originated the idea of a Centennial exhibition; John Welsh, President of the Centennial Board of Finance; Frederick Fraley, secretary and treasurer of the Centennial Board of Finance; and building engineers H.J. Schwartzmann and Henry Pettit. Also contains a panoramic view from Fairmount Park looking east toward the city; lists of "The Original States of the Union" and "States Admitted into the Union," the text of the Declaration of Independence and President Grant's proclamation in support of the Centennial, and allegorical seals for the Declaration and the Centennial. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 467, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Centennial and Columbian Exposition views.
Creator
Stauch, Charles J., artist
Date
[ca. 1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [5758.F.9]