Philip Frey & Co.'s Centennial Exhibition Souvenir Viewbook
Title
Philip Frey & Co.'s Centennial Exhibition Souvenir Viewbook
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings. Titles include U.S. Government Building; Delaware Building; Connecticut Building; Indiana Building; Ohio Building; Pennsylvania Building; New Jersey Building; Arkansas Building; Colorado and Kansas Building; Spanish Building; English Commission Building; and Japanese Dwelling. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art.
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings. Titles include U.S. Government Building; Delaware Building; Connecticut Building; Indiana Building; Ohio Building; Pennsylvania Building; New Jersey Building; Arkansas Building; Colorado and Kansas Building; Spanish Building; English Commission Building; and Japanese Dwelling. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Marbled brown paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto and verso. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Name of publisher from advertisement pasted on inside back cover. Advertising text reads: 12 copyright Photographs transferred on to stone by the New German Process rendering Photographs permanent. From Philip Frey & Co.'s Art Repository. Sole first hand Manufacturers and well-known original Makers of "Souvenirs" of the most frequented and interesting Countries and cities of the World in a variety of objects, such as Albums, Medallions, Fans, Baskets, Roses etc. containing illustrated Views in Photographic and Coloured Print., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Housed in phase box.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Frey [P.9617]
[Stone statue of a man holding rearing horse]
Title
[Stone statue of a man holding rearing horse]
Description
View showing a sculpture, possibly on display at the Cenntenial Exhibition in 1876., Written on negative: 438, Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Monuments and statues [P.9299.103]
[Stone statue of seated man with reclining head]
Title
[Stone statue of seated man with reclining head]
Description
View showing a sculpture, possibly on display at the Cenntenial Exhibition in 1876., Written on negative: 442, Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Monuments and statues [P.9299.104]
Main building, International Exhibition. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 1876.
Title
Main building, International Exhibition. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 1876
Description
Photograph of a lithograph showing the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson for the Centennial fair, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. 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., Title from inscription on print., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Green mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Exhibitions [P.9299.30]
Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia Album
Title
Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia Album
Description
Photographs of the major buildings, the exhibits, and the landscape of the World's Fair in Philadelphia, 1876.
Memorial of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia. 1876.
Title
Memorial of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia. 1876
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 48 views depicting principle buildings at the Centennial Exhibition that celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Includes Memorial Hall or Art Gallery; Main Building; Horticultural Hall; Machinery Hall; Agricultural Hall; United States Government Building; Women's Pavilion; Judges' Hall; Shoe and Leather Building; Carriage Exhibition Building; Photograph Exhibition Building; Pomological Building; Brewers Building; Butter and Cheese Factory; Department of Public Comfort; Pennsylvania Educational Building; English, French, and German Commission buildings; Brazilian Commissioners' Building; Spanish Building; Japanese Dwelling; Swedish School House; Canada Log House; New Hampshire Building; Massachusetts Building; Connecticut Cottage; New York Building; New Jersey Building; Pennsylvania Building; Delaware Building; Maryland Building; West Virginia Building; Arkansas Building; Mississippi Building; Ohio Building; Indiana Building; Illinois Building; Michigan Building; Wisconsin Building; Kansas and Colorado Building; Cook's World's Ticket Office; Glass Exhibition Building; Singer Sewing Machine Co.; New England Kitchen & Log House; Campbell Printing Press Building; Photographic Association Studio; and Japanese Bazaar. Views also show pedestrian traffic. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson., Includes "Contents"; "Map of Centennial Grounds"; and "Dimension and Costs of the Principal Buildings.", Titles of views in English, German, Spanish, and French., P.2010.21.6-8 gift of David Doret., P.2008.36.45 & 46 gift of Michael Zinman., Zinman copy digitized., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Inger, Christian, artist
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret Collection Centennial Ephemera [P.2010.21.6-8], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection [P.2008.36.45 & 46]
Memorial of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia. 1876. [graphic] / Inger
Title
Memorial of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia. 1876
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 48 views depicting principle buildings at the Centennial Exhibition that celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Includes Memorial Hall or Art Gallery; Main Building; Horticultural Hall; Machinery Hall; Agricultural Hall; United States Government Building; Women's Pavilion; Judges' Hall; Shoe and Leather Building; Carriage Exhibition Building; Photograph Exhibition Building; Pomological Building; Brewers Building; Butter and Cheese Factory; Department of Public Comfort; Pennsylvania Educational Building; English, French, and German Commission buildings; Brazilian Commissioners' Building; Spanish Building; Japanese Dwelling; Swedish School House; Canada Log House; New Hampshire Building; Massachusetts Building; Connecticut Cottage; New York Building; New Jersey Building; Pennsylvania Building; Delaware Building; Maryland Building; West Virginia Building; Arkansas Building; Mississippi Building; Ohio Building; Indiana Building; Illinois Building; Michigan Building; Wisconsin Building; Kansas and Colorado Building; Cook's World's Ticket Office; Glass Exhibition Building; Singer Sewing Machine Co.; New England Kitchen & Log House; Campbell Printing Press Building; Photographic Association Studio; and Japanese Bazaar. Views also show pedestrian traffic. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson., Includes "Contents"; "Map of Centennial Grounds"; and "Dimension and Costs of the Principal Buildings.", Titles of views in English, German, Spanish, and French., P.2010.21.6-8 gift of David Doret., P.2008.36.45 & 46 gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Inger, Christian, artist
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret Collection Centennial Ephemera [P.2010.21.6-8], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection [P.2008.36.45 & 46]
Centennial souvenir Philadelphia. 1876. [graphic].
Title
Centennial souvenir Philadelphia. 1876
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing an accordion folded leaf of 15 prints depicting buildings, landmarks, and views of the Centennial Exhibition. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Memorial Hall; Horticultural Hall; Machinery Hall; Agricultural Hall; Ladies Pavillion [sic]; Judges Pavillion [sic]; U.S. Government Building; New Jersey State Building; Shoe & Leather Building; Total Ab[stinence] Fountain; English Building; Japanese Building; Birds Eye View [of the Centennial Grounds]; and Sawyer Observatory. Views also show pedestrian traffic. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Copyright secured and Patent applied for by Ostheimer Bros., Philadelphia., Includes "Contents" and "The Centennial Grounds and Exhibition Buildings" map., Titles of views in French, German, and English., P.2010.21.10 gift of David Doret., P.2008.36.49 gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Ostheimer Brothers, a Philadelphia export and import firm, established in 1835, entered the export business following their successful administration of a large number of the foreign exhibits at the Centennial Exhibition.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret Collection Centennial Ephemera [P.2010.21.10], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection [P.2008.36.49]
p. 16
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 17
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 18
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 14
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 15
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
Back cover
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]. [graphic].
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 13
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 19
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 20
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 21
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 22
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
p. 10
Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
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Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
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Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
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Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
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Title
Centennial Exhibition. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXVI [1876]
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 12 prints originally connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Titles include Main Exhibition Building; Art Gallery; Agricultural Building; Horticultural Building; Machinery Building; Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia/Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Old State House, Boston; Faneuil Hall, Boston; and The Capitol at Washington. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Blue paper binding, stamped with border design and containing gold seals replicating the Centennial medal on recto. Seals illustrated with female allegorical figures representing the Genius of American Independence and Liberty. Seal on recto reads "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence 1876." Seal on verso reads "These United Colonies are and of Right Ought to be Free and Independent States 1776.", Includes 15-page "Description" of Philadelphia and major landmarks in Boston and Washington, D.C. Description missing pages., Publication information from variant duplicate., Inscribed on last fold: Miss [Tillie Pardy?], A little souvenir from the Centennial. Compliments of El[?] V. B. Millen., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.48]
David Doret collection of Centennial ephemera
Title
David Doret collection of Centennial ephemera
Description
Collection consists of approximately one hundred items, primarily advertising ephemera, relating to the Centennial Exhibition, held in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park in 1876 to celebrate America’s one-hundredth anniversary of independence and to showcase the strengths of the country’s industry, manufactures, agriculture, and art. Materials include circulars, price lists, advertising cards, stationery, and pamphlets for goods and services, including washboards, ironing tables, saws, springs, sewing machines, mills, mowers, reapers, horse shoes, and hotel accommodations. Other documents include souvenir view books and guidebooks for visitors, maps, a Centennial Board of Finance letterhead, a Centennial award seal, programs, and admission tickets. Several of the items contain illustrations, such as views of the Centennial buildings, and depictions of products. Some advertisements promote foreign businesses from countries, including Belgium, Russia, Great Britain, Holland, Austria, France, Germany, and Spain., Approximately seventeen of the items include manuscript annotations of dates (e.g. "11.2.76" and "Nov 9/76"), possibly made by Centennial visitors to record dates of attendance at the fair. A concert program for Seibert Hall [11423.F.21] contains a lengthy manuscript annotation on the verso., Various printers include Allen, Lane & Scott; Craig, Finley & Co.; Thomas S. Dando; Duross Brothers; G. S. Harris & Son; Heppenheimer & Maurer; Thomas Hunter; Ketterlinus; Lehman & Bolton; Loag; William Mann; Phillip Frey & Co.; Potsdamer & Co.; Theodore Leonhardt & Son; and Times Printing House., Select link above for on-line finding aid and exhibition., Gift of David Doret., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Books and oversize material housed separately in stacks., 11423.F.14 is probably the separated cover of a handbill, and not an advertising card.
Date
1855-1882, bulk 1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret Collection Centennial Ephemera [11423.F; P.2010.21.6-14], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret Collection Centennial Ephemera - 4th Floor [11423.F], Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1875 Visitors 11423.F.10 (Doret), Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1876 Chick 11423.F.35 (Doret), Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1876 Chick 11423.F.36 (Doret), Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1876 Pocket 11423.F.11 (Doret), http://www.lcpimages.org/centennial/
Centennial pocket album.
Title
Centennial pocket album
Description
Souvenir viewbook containing 14 prints connected by accordion folds and depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings and national historic landmarks and scenes. Includes title page "Centennial Album" illustrated with an allegorical, patriotic scene; Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776; Carpenter's Hall/Old Liberty 1776 (i.e., Liberty Bell)/Washington's Retreat near Philadelphia; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1776; Independence Hall, Philadelphia 1876; Faneuil Hall, Boston; Old State House, Boston; Washington's Headquarter, Newburgh, N.Y.; Old City Hall, Wall St. N.Y.; The U.S. Capitol at Washington; Main Building; Agricultural Hall; Machinery Hall; Horticultural Hall; and Art Gallery. Views also show street and pedestrian traffic. Majority of the Centennial buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., P.2010.21.13 contains white paper binding, printed in color with ornate border design., P.2010.21.13 inscribed on verso of last fold: Rowland C. Trask, Otego, Ostego Co. N.Y., P.2010.21.14 contains red cloth binding stamped with ornate border design., Includes "The Hymn Sung at the Opening of Our Centennial" pasted on the inside covers., Centennial album registered at the patent office July 20th 1875., Gift of David Doret., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret Collection Centennial Ephemera [P.2010.21.13 & 14]
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]