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Title: Centennial Photographic Company Collection
Description: Collection documenting the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of American Independence. The Centennial Photographic Company was granted exclusive rights to photograph the World's Fair.
Date: 1876

Title: Pawson & Nicholson Photograph Album
Description: Photograph album compiled by James B. Nicholson containing predominantly portrait photographs of prominent local and national members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and their families, including men, women, and children. Photographs depict full-length, bust-length, and vignette portraits; group portraiture; and collages. Several male sitters wear the regalia of the Odd Fellows and most sitters are fashionably attired. Group portraiture depicts employees of Pawson and Nicholson in front of the bookbinding shop (139 S. Seventh), and rosters and meetings and excursions of members of the fraternal organization (1870s-1880s), including Warrior Lodge, no. 873. Collages include portraits of the Rulafson family of San Francisco and examples of work from the respected photographic firm Bradley & Rulafson. Also includes images of the photography department and sculpture at the Centennial Exhibition (1876); photographic reproductions of a Sir Walter Scott manuscript donated to the Sanitary Fair (1864), and an Odd Fellow membership certificate and medal; and a John Sartain engraved portrait of "E. Grand Captain General of Pennsylvania" Varhan Smith.

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.

Title: Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia Album
Description: Photographs of the major buildings, the exhibits, and the landscape of the World's Fair in Philadelphia, 1876.

Title: Views of Fairmount Park Album
Description: Album of photographs of aerial and landscape views taken in the park during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Photographs predominately depict views from observation towers at George's Hill and Lemon Hill.

Title: The Game of Philadelphia Buildings Flashcards
Description: Card game containing fifty-three cards depicting landmarks and historic and well-known sites in the city.

Title: Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection
Description: Collection of over 100 graphic materials documenting world's fairs of the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, predominantly the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 (Philadelphia) and Exposition Universelle de 1867 à Paris. Includes stereographs, trade cards, collecting cards, lantern slides, and souvenirs. Graphics also depict the Great Exhibition of 1851; New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853-1854); the Exposition Universelle de 1867 a Paris; the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878; the Chicago World's Fair of 1893; the Pan American Exposition of 1901 (Buffalo, N.Y.); the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 (St. Louis, Mo.); and the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926 (Philadelphia).

Title: Devlin & Co.'s Centennial souvenir. 1776-1876
Description: Illustrated souvenir trade card depicting two full-length figures of men modeling period clothing, one attired in Colonial dress and the other attired in a plaid suit, popular in the 1870s. Patriotic symbols separate and surround the figures, including stars, banners and an American eagle with a shield on its breast, clutching flags and the banner "E pluribus unum" in its talons., Contains advertising text (partially illegible after removing from scrapbook) printed on verso for Devlin & Co.'s leading American clothing house in two locations in New York City: Broadway and Grand St. and Broadway and Warren St., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Devlin [5758.F.19e]

Title: Cunningham & Hill, 204 Church Street, Philadelphia. Flags and shields of all nations and sizes, gas jets of any device or design, banners and silk flags for inside decoration
Description: Advertisement issued during the Centennial Exhibition 1876 for the upholstery manufacturers and dealers containing illustrations of 5 different styles of patriotic bunting and an exterior view of a residence adorned with bunting and commemorative window shades. Illustrations depict bunting designs composed of shields, flags (including America, France, Great Britain), swaths of fabric, panels, and fringes. One design includes shield with portrait of George Washington. Section of advertisement also includes a design for lettering reading "1776 Union 1876" complemented by the figure of an eagle. View of residence shows a three-story mansard-roofed building with a portico entrance. The name and address of Cunningham & Hill are printed over and within the illustrations. Cunningham & Hill, the partnership between William B. Cunningham & Philip Hill, operated between circa 1871 and 1876 when the partnership dissolved., Advertising text printed below image: We would respectfully call your attention to the above illustration of store and house decoration, and advise those who attend decorating to do so at their earliest convenience to avoid a rush, which will be inevitable. Our shields are made of papier-mache, and can be exposed to all weathers, and can easily be attached to any window with out patent group-socket for five flags, making a beautiful group. Manufactured wholesale and retail., POSP 285
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Centennial [P.2011.53]

Title: Centennial medal
Description: Small medal from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Obverse inscribed, "Memorial medal, 1776" with image of Independence Hall; reverse inscribed, "Struck Within the International Exhibition 1876.", Gift of Raymond Holstein, 2011.
Date: 1876
Location: OBJ 888

Title: Centennial Medal
Description: Inscription reads, “In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence Act of Congress 1874.”, The obverse depicts the "Genius of American Independence" with a sword in her right hand while her left hand is raised to thirteen stars representing the orginal thirteen colonies. On the reverse is the "Genius of Liberty" bestowing laurel wreaths to the “arts” and “sciences.”, Gift of F. Lynwood Garrison, Esq.
Date: 1876
Location: OBJ 184

Title: Centennial Handkerchief
Description: A framed cotton Centennial handkerchief or bandanna printed with views of buildings from Philadelphia’s International Exhibition, including the Main Building, the Art Gallery, and the Horticultural Building, portraits of George Washington and Ulysses Grant, and patriotic seals. Printed with black on a white ground with a geometric border. Label of the framer, Ursula Hobson, on the back., Gift of James T. Carson, 2008.
Date: Ca. 1876
Location: OBJ 880

Title: Philadelphia Centennial Bandanna
Description: Printed in sepia with dark blue border/background. Reads, "Centennial International" at the top and "Exhibition, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 1776-1876" at the bottom. Depicts scenes of the exhibition buildings with "Memorial Hall, Art Gallery" in the center, "Main Exhibition Building" and "the Machinery Hall" at the top, and "The Agricultural Hall" and "The Horticultural Hall" at the bottom. At the top center there is an eagle with a shield and an "E-Pluribus Unum" banner., Gift of Michael Zinman, 2008. (Part of the Michael Zinman World's Fair Collection.)
Date: 1876
Location: OBJ 881

Title: Views of Philadelphia Souvenir Booklet
Description: Souvenir viewbook, probably issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city.

Title: Horticultural Hall postcards
Description: Depicts hall built 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann, demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens. Includes exterior views taken from various angles and nearby views of the Sunken Gardens and the Lily Pond., Contains 19 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.9048.4, P.9048.25, P.9490.33, P.9048.69, P.9048.79, P.9048.121, P.9048.140, P.9048.174, P.9048.240, P.9048.263, P.9048.270, P.9048.275, P.9048.302, P.9048.312, P.9048.334, P.9048.346, P.9048.348, P.9048.352, P.9048.353, P.9048.361, P.9048.397, P.9048.419 and P.9076.11., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1900-1940
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Parks & squares - Fairmount Park - Horticultural Hall - [various]

Title: Agricultural Hall
Description: Carved wood block showing, in relief, an exterior view of Agricultural Hall designed by James H. Windrim for the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of E. Perot Walker.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *albums (flat) [P.8684.45]

Title: Horticultural Hall
Description: Carved wood block showing, in relief, an exterior view of Horticultural Hall designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann for the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of E. Perot Walker.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Centennial Wooden Views [P.8684.46]

Title: Centennial Exposition. Main Building
Description: Carved wood block showing, in relief, an exterior view of the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson for the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of E. Perot Walker.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Centennial Wooden Views [P.8684.47]

Title: Memorial Hall
Description: Carved wood block showing, in relief, an exterior view of Memorial Hall, also known as the Art Gallery, built 1874-1876 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann for the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of E. Perot Walker.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Centennial Wooden Views [P.8684.48]

Title: Centennial Exposition. Machinery Hall
Description: Carved wood block showing, in relief, an exterior view of Machinery Hall, designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson for the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of E. Perot Walker.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Centennial Wooden Views [P.8684.49]

Title: The game of Philadelphia buildings
Description: Card game containing fifty-three cards depicting landmarks and historic and well-known sites in the city. Cards depict (1) State House; (2) Carpenter's Hall; (3) Christ Church; (4) Old Swedes' Church; (5) Bartram's House; (6) Franklin's Grave; (7) University of Pennsylvania; (8) Pennsylvania Hospital; (9) Academy of Natural Science; (10) Franklin Institute; (11) Historical Society of Pennsylvania; (12) Academy of Music; (13) Academy of Fine Arts; (14) Mint (Chestnut and Juniper); (15) Girard College; (16) Custom House; (17) Old Stock Exchange; (18) Cramps' Ship Yard; (19) William Penn's Cottage; (20) Masonic Temple; (21) Odd Fellows' Hall; (22) Reading Terminal; (23) Pennsylvania R.R. station; (24) Union League; (25) Art Club; (26) Mercantile Club; (27) Memorial Hall; (28) Horticultural Hall; (29) Betsy Ross House; (30) Entrance to Zoological Garden; (31) Post Office; (32) Fairmount Water Works; (33) Philadelphia Library; (34) Ridgway Library; (35) New Horticultural Hall; (36) Chestnut Street Theater; (37) Chestnut Street Opera House; (38) Century Club; (39) Twelfth Street Meeting House; (40) Synagogue Rodef Shalom; (41) Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul; (42) High School for Girls; (43) Normal School for Girls; (44) High School for Boys; (45) Bourse; (46) Baldwin Locomotive Works; (47) Drexel Institute; (48) Mary J. Drexel Home; (49) Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art; (50) St. George's Hall; (51) St. Peter's Church; (52) City Hall; and (53) [National Export Exposition Building]., Images include statuary; grave stones; site visitors; partial views of adjacent buildings; lampposts; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn carriages and street cars; signage, broadsides, and posters; window awnings; electrical lines; and trees. Majority of images are reproductions of photographs, except images of Cramp's Ship Yard, High School for Boys, Baldwin Locomotive Works, and the National Export Exposition Building, which are after prints., Publication date based on statement on box cover "Title copyright by Miss Mary S. Holmes 1899.", Box cover contains halftone photomechanical print showing Independence Hall on the 500 block of Chestnut Street. Also shows neighboring buildings, including Congress Hall and the roof of the Public Ledger Building. Vignette of the seal of Philadelphia is visible in the lower left corner., Accompanied by photostat of the rules to play the game and "Key to the Pictures" (1-52), including addresses and years of completion for the sites, signed "Copyrighted by Mary S. Holmes. December, 1898. The Billstein Co., Philadelphia.", Prints numbered in lower left corner, as well as labeled with a letter and sequential number in lower right corner. Letter and sequential number are absent on Card No. 53., Mary S. Holmes was most likely the Philadelphia educator with memberships in the Philadelphia Geographical Society and Teachers' Photographic Association. In the 1890s, she taught at Girls High School and Commerical High School for Girls. She later served as the principal for the Germantown High School for Girls., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Housed in phase box.
Date: [1899]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Game [8188.F]

Title: Thos. N. Miller, fine cabinet ware & upholstery, 1005 Arch Street, Philadelphia
Description: Series of illustrated trade cards depicting two exhibition buildings constructed for the Centennial Exhibition in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, including Agricultural Hall built after designs by James H. Windrim and Horticultural Hall built after designs by Henry Schwarzmann. Both scenes include horse-drawn carriages and pedestrian foot traffic in the foreground and are surrounded by decorative filigree. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Miller [P.9573.10 & 11]

Title: Ph. J. Lauber's restaurant, Centennial grounds, near Horticultural Hall
Description: Illustration on recto depicts a bird's eye view of Lauber's restaurant on the Centennial grounds in West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Includes pedestrians and horse-drawn coaches in the foreground. The Cenntenial, held in 1876, celebrated America’s one-hundredth anniversary of independence and showcased the strengths of the country’s industry, manufactures, agriculture, and art., Left vignette on verso shows three buildings comprising the Philip J. Lauber liquor and restaurant business at 24-26 South Fifth Street. The buildings, adorned with signage, include left to right: "Ph. Lauber Beer & Ale"; "Ph. Lauber Importer of Wines"; and "Ph. Lauber Restaurant" (partial view). Image also shows heavy street and pedestrian traffic. Men congregate at the doorway of the wine shop at which a horse-drawn cart loaded with wine barrels departs. A carriage, horse-drawn dray, men on horseback, and pedestrians travel in the street. Lauber added a restaurant to his business on Fifth Street circa 1877. Right vignette on verso depicts cherubs eating grapes and drinking bottles of wine on a mantelpiece surrounded by vinery and greenery., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Lauber [5758.F.11c]

Title: King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Description: View of "Bridge at Centennial grounds, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia" depicting pedestrians promenading and horse-drawn carriages and coaches traveling along the 210-foot iron bridge in the foreground and Horticultural Hall, designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann, in the background. The Cenntenial, held in 1876, celebrated America’s one-hundredth anniversary of independence and showcased the strengths of the country’s industry, manufactures, agriculture, and art., View of "Bridge at Fremont, Ohio, built for Ohio State Board of Public Works" depicting pedestrians walking and horse-drawn carriages and drays traveling the State Street Bridge (built in 1878) crossing the Sandusky River in Fremont, Ohio. Includes buildings on the banks of the river flanking the bridge in the background., Advertising text printed on recto: Manufacturers of Z. Kings, patent tubular arch bridge and all kinds of wrought iron bridges., Advertising text printed on verso: Manufacturers of arch bridges, truss bridges, swing bridges, turntables, jail cells and all kinds of wrought iron bridges., Distributor's name and address annotated on recto and verso from "Chas. E. King, agent, 79 Water Street, Boston, Mass." to "Chas. E. King, ag't, Wakefield, Mass.", Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1878]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - King [P.2002.9.1]

Title: Birds-eye view of the Centennial Buildings, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia Agricultural Hall, Horticultural Hall, Memorial Hall (or Art Gallery), Main Exhibition Building, Machinery Hall ; 1776-1876
Description: Illustrated trade card depicting a bird's eye view of the Centennial Exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park looking southeast, including Agricultural Hall, Horticultural Hall, Memorial Hall (or Art Gallery), Main Exhibition Building, Machinery Hall and the United States Government Building built after designs by Henry Pettit, Joseph M. Wilson, James H. Windrim, and Hermann J. Schwarzmann. Pedestrians stroll the landscaped grounds in the foreground. The cityscape of Philadelphia is visible in the background, including the covered Columbia Railroad Bridge (built 1834), the Pennsylvania Railway Connecting Bridge (built 1866-1867), the Girard Avenue Bridge (built 1873-1874), and the Spring Garden Street Bridge (built 1874-1875) spanning the Schuylkill River., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted 1875 by Longacre & Co. in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C., Advertising text printed on verso: Paxson, Comfort & Co. manufacturers, importers, and jobbers of undertaker's supplies, and shrouding materials in dry-goods, trimmings & hardware, No. 231 Market Street, Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 872, Longacre & Co., formed by Matthias R. Longacre and rotating partners, was active as a Philadelphia lithographic establishment at 30-32 South Seventh Street 1870-1879.
Date: c1875
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Paxson [P.9728.2]

Title: Philadelphia lawn mowers at Horticultural Hall, Fairmount Park
Description: Illustrated trade card depicting a boy pushing a lawn mower in the grass of the Sunken Gardens in the foreground and the southwest elevation of Horticultural Hall in the background. Also shows a fountain and a man guiding a horse-drawn mower. The exhibition hall was built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann in West Fairmount Park for 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. Building demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens., Price list organized by lawn mower style printed on verso., Distributor's imprint printed on verso: Engle, Buchner & Kramer, hardware, 22 Main Street, Dayton, Ohio., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1888]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Philadelphia [P.9748]

Title: [Philadelphia Evening Bulletin trade cards]
Description: Series of illustrated trade cards for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, a daily evening newspaper published between 1847 and 1982. Illustrations depict a girl standing in an enclosed yard with a flower in her left hand and a paddle in her right and a series of four prints showing buildings constructed for the Centennial Exhibition in West Fairmount Park, including the Main Exhibition Building, Horticultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Agricultural Hall. Buildings designed by Henry Pettit, Joseph M. Wilson, James H. Windrim, and Hermann J. Schwarzmann. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians travel through the landscaped grounds in the foreground of each image. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloger., Four prints [P.2008.22.6-9] contain text printed on verso: Compliments of the Evening Bulletin., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Philadelphia [1975.F.715 & P.2008.22.6-9]

Title: [S. Zugsmith's trade cards]
Description: Series of illustrated trade cards depicting Horticultural Hall, designed by Henry Schwarzmann, and Machinery Hall, designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson, for the Centennial Exhibition, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloger., Advertising text printed on versos promotes French clocks at $15.00 to $250.00 a set and an auction of $250,000 worth of French clocks and music boxes at S. Zugsmith's, No. 929 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Zugsmith [1975.F.431 & 1975.F.1042]

Title: Centennial buildings at Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Penn
Description: Souvenir containing views of exhibition buildings in West Fairmount Park, descriptive text, and metric and customary ruler diagrams on the recto and verso. Recto includes images of the front and back of the Centennial medal illustrated with the figures Genius of American Independence and Liberty and bird's eye views of Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall, Main Exhibition Building, Art Gallery, Women's Pavilion, and Agricultural Building. Views also show visitor traffic, are captioned with building dimensions, and are occasionally surrounded by decorative frames. Recto also contains paragraph of text detailing the size of Fairmount Park, the names of the major exhibition buildings; the number of nations participating; and the opening date May 16, 1876. Verso depicts a customary (36 in.) and metric (100 cm.) ruler; diagrams of 4 inches, one decimeter, 10 centimeters, and 100 millimeters arranged for comparison; an explanation of "The Metric System," "Units of the System," and "Approximate Equivalents"; conversion charts of "Measures of Length," "Measures of Surface," "Measures of Capacity"; and "Rules." The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Rolled., Rulers copyrighted by A & T.W. Stanley., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.43]

Title: Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia [viewbook]
Description: Souvenir viewbook, issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city and Centennial Exhibition buildings. Contains views of "Independence Hall" (520 Chestnut Street); "Independence Chamber," i.e., the Assembly Room used as an exhibit gallery; the "Public Buildings," (i.e., City Hall, built 1873-1901); "New Post Office" (South Ninth and Chestnut streets, built 1873-1884); the "Masonic Temple" (1-33 North Broad Street, built 1868-1873); "United States Mint" (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the 400 block of "Chestnut Street" including the Custom House, the United States Post Office and Courthouse (completed 1863) misidentified as the Public Ledger Building, and Bankers Row; "New Academy of Natural Sciences" (built 1868, 1900 block Race Street); "Academy of Fine Arts" (118-26 North Eighteenth Street, completed 1876); "Horticultural Hall" (built 1867, razed 1881) and "Academy of Music" on the 200 block of South Broad Street; University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia; the main hall and statuary at "Girard College"; Fairmount Water Works; Girard Avenue Bridge; Main Building; Machinery Hall; Art Gallery; Agricultural Hall; Horticultural Hall; and Women's Pavilion. Also contains a panoramic, bird's eye view "Philadelphia, Seen from West-Philadelphia" captioned with the names of major streets and the Centennial Exhibition buildings, Art Gallery and Main Hall and a panoramic, bird's eye view "Exhibition Grounds, Fairmount Park." Views also show the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles; signage; adjacent buildings and businesses; and flags., Title from embossed red moracco binding, front cover stamped: Philadelphia., Prints connected by accordion folds., Inscribed on back cover: Mrs. Sarah Hadley, Bernhards 1876., George C. Reukauff owned Hall & Garrison Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory., Hall & Garrison was a looking glass, picture frames, interior decoration, and cabinetry manufactory in operation in Philadelphia by 1867. The business relocated from the 900 block of North Third Street to 1128 Washington Avenue about 1873. By the 1880s, the firm shipped its materials internationally, including Russia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.47]

Title: Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia [viewbook]
Description: Souvenir viewbook, issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city and Centennial Exhibition buildings. Contains views of "Independence Hall" (520 Chestnut Street); "Independence Chamber," i.e., the Assembly Room used as an exhibit gallery; the "Public Buildings," (i.e., City Hall, built 1873-1901); "New Post Office" (South Ninth and Chestnut streets, built 1873-1884); the "Masonic Temple" (1-33 North Broad Street, built 1868-1873); "United States Mint" (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the 400 block of "Chestnut Street" including the Custom House, the United States Post Office and Courthouse (completed 1863) misidentified as the Public Ledger Building, and Bankers Row; "New Academy of Natural Sciences" (built 1868, 1900 block Race Street); "Academy of Fine Arts" (118-26 North Eighteenth Street, completed 1876); "Horticultural Hall" (built 1867, razed 1881) and "Academy of Music" on the 200 block of South Broad Street; University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia; the main hall and statuary at "Girard College"; Fairmount Water Works; Girard Avenue Bridge; Main Building; Machinery Hall; Art Gallery; Agricultural Hall; Horticultural Hall; and Women's Pavilion. Also contains a panoramic, bird's eye view "Philadelphia, Seen from West-Philadelphia" captioned with the names of major streets and the Centennial Exhibition buildings, Art Gallery and Main Hall and a panoramic, bird's eye view "Exhibition Grounds, Fairmount Park." Views also show the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles; signage; adjacent buildings and businesses; and flags., Title from embossed red moracco binding, front cover stamped: Philadelphia., Prints connected by accordion folds., Inscribed on back cover: Mrs. Sarah Hadley, Bernhards 1876., George C. Reukauff owned Hall & Garrison Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory., Hall & Garrison was a looking glass, picture frames, interior decoration, and cabinetry manufactory in operation in Philadelphia by 1867. The business relocated from the 900 block of North Third Street to 1128 Washington Avenue about 1873. By the 1880s, the firm shipped its materials internationally, including Russia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.47]

Title: Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia [viewbook]
Description: Souvenir viewbook, issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city and Centennial Exhibition buildings. Contains views of "Independence Hall" (520 Chestnut Street); "Independence Chamber," i.e., the Assembly Room used as an exhibit gallery; the "Public Buildings," (i.e., City Hall, built 1873-1901); "New Post Office" (South Ninth and Chestnut streets, built 1873-1884); the "Masonic Temple" (1-33 North Broad Street, built 1868-1873); "United States Mint" (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the 400 block of "Chestnut Street" including the Custom House, the United States Post Office and Courthouse (completed 1863) misidentified as the Public Ledger Building, and Bankers Row; "New Academy of Natural Sciences" (built 1868, 1900 block Race Street); "Academy of Fine Arts" (118-26 North Eighteenth Street, completed 1876); "Horticultural Hall" (built 1867, razed 1881) and "Academy of Music" on the 200 block of South Broad Street; University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia; the main hall and statuary at "Girard College"; Fairmount Water Works; Girard Avenue Bridge; Main Building; Machinery Hall; Art Gallery; Agricultural Hall; Horticultural Hall; and Women's Pavilion. Also contains a panoramic, bird's eye view "Philadelphia, Seen from West-Philadelphia" captioned with the names of major streets and the Centennial Exhibition buildings, Art Gallery and Main Hall and a panoramic, bird's eye view "Exhibition Grounds, Fairmount Park." Views also show the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles; signage; adjacent buildings and businesses; and flags., Title from embossed red moracco binding, front cover stamped: Philadelphia., Prints connected by accordion folds., Inscribed on back cover: Mrs. Sarah Hadley, Bernhards 1876., George C. Reukauff owned Hall & Garrison Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory., Hall & Garrison was a looking glass, picture frames, interior decoration, and cabinetry manufactory in operation in Philadelphia by 1867. The business relocated from the 900 block of North Third Street to 1128 Washington Avenue about 1873. By the 1880s, the firm shipped its materials internationally, including Russia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.47]

Title: Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia [viewbook]
Description: Souvenir viewbook, issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city and Centennial Exhibition buildings. Contains views of "Independence Hall" (520 Chestnut Street); "Independence Chamber," i.e., the Assembly Room used as an exhibit gallery; the "Public Buildings," (i.e., City Hall, built 1873-1901); "New Post Office" (South Ninth and Chestnut streets, built 1873-1884); the "Masonic Temple" (1-33 North Broad Street, built 1868-1873); "United States Mint" (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the 400 block of "Chestnut Street" including the Custom House, the United States Post Office and Courthouse (completed 1863) misidentified as the Public Ledger Building, and Bankers Row; "New Academy of Natural Sciences" (built 1868, 1900 block Race Street); "Academy of Fine Arts" (118-26 North Eighteenth Street, completed 1876); "Horticultural Hall" (built 1867, razed 1881) and "Academy of Music" on the 200 block of South Broad Street; University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia; the main hall and statuary at "Girard College"; Fairmount Water Works; Girard Avenue Bridge; Main Building; Machinery Hall; Art Gallery; Agricultural Hall; Horticultural Hall; and Women's Pavilion. Also contains a panoramic, bird's eye view "Philadelphia, Seen from West-Philadelphia" captioned with the names of major streets and the Centennial Exhibition buildings, Art Gallery and Main Hall and a panoramic, bird's eye view "Exhibition Grounds, Fairmount Park." Views also show the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles; signage; adjacent buildings and businesses; and flags., Title from embossed red moracco binding, front cover stamped: Philadelphia., Prints connected by accordion folds., Inscribed on back cover: Mrs. Sarah Hadley, Bernhards 1876., George C. Reukauff owned Hall & Garrison Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory., Hall & Garrison was a looking glass, picture frames, interior decoration, and cabinetry manufactory in operation in Philadelphia by 1867. The business relocated from the 900 block of North Third Street to 1128 Washington Avenue about 1873. By the 1880s, the firm shipped its materials internationally, including Russia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.47]

Title: [Michael Zinman world's fairs collection]
Description: Collection of graphic materials documenting world's fairs of the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, predominantly the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 (Philadelphia) and Exposition Universelle de 1867 à Paris. Includes stereographs, trade cards, collecting cards, lantern slides, and souvenirs. Graphics also depict the Great Exhibition of 1851; New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853-1854); the Exposition Universelle de 1867 a Paris; the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878; the Chicago World's Fair of 1893; the Pan American Exposition of 1901 (Buffalo, N.Y.); the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 (St. Louis, Mo.); and the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926 (Philadelphia). Views show panoramas of the exhibition grounds and exteriors and interiors of exhibition buildings, including displays showing the wares and products of specific companies and countries, particularly porcelain and terra cotta; art, predominantly sculpture; and dioramas representing the social life and customs of different nations (Morocco, Japan, Sweden, and South America). Several trade cards issued during the Chicago World's Fair advertising the Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Penn'a. also contain anecdotal, caricatured scenes portraying prominent historical figures, including Abraham Lincoln, Horace Greeley, and Benjamin Franklin. Collection also contains a small number of portraiture, views of events and prominent local buildings related to the Philadelphia exhibitions, and lantern slides issued by the Centennial Photographic Company., Title supplied by cataloger., Various printers, publishers, and manufacturers including Centennial Photographic Company; Curt Teich & Co.; Donaldson Bros.; Thomas Hunter; Ketterlinus; Longacre & Co.; M. Leon & J. Levy; Pan American Exposition Co.; and Philip Frey & Co., Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Series IV. Lantern slides housed separately.
Date: [1851-ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection [P.2008.36], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection [P.2008.36]

Title: Horticultural Hall. Length 360 ft. Width 160 ft
Description: Miniature souvenir collecting card depicting the major Centennial Exhibition building built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann. Visitors on foot, horseback, and in carriage traverse the grounds. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10-November 10, 1876., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.105]

Title: International Exhibition. Main Building
Description: Trade card issued during the Centennial Exhibition advertising Philadelphia clothier Goldsmith Bros. Depicts the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Individuals and horse-drawn vehicles travel the grounds. Also contains an ornate border surrounding the image. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Goldsmith Bros., a partnership between Levi (1824-1886) and Abraham Goldmsith (1832-1902), established their clothing business circa 1859., Advertising text printed on verso: Goldsmith Bros. Importers & Jobbers of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings and Tailors Trimmings. 335 Market Street, Philadelphia., Signed on verso: Presented by Wm. McLeran., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.100]

Title: Machinery Hall. Centennial International Exhibition
Description: Trade card issued preceding the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 advertising New York publishers Nelson & Phillips. Depicts the hall to be built after designs by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Several individuals promenade on the grounds. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10-November 10, 1876., Advertising text printed on verso: 1875. Holidays! 1876. We would respectfully call your attention to our complete assortment of Holiday Goods suitable for Presents, consisting of Books, Photograph Albums, Authograph Albums, Bible, Pocket-Books. Stationery, Scrap-books, Book-Marks, Christmas Cards, Mottoes, Christmas Boxes, And a complete outfit for Christmas Trees of our own importations. We would call your attention to our Fancy Boxes, of which we have the most complete assortment in the city, at prices to suit all, ranging from $6 to $25 per 100. Please call and examine our samples. Nelson & Phillips. 805 Broadway, New York., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.101]

Title: Horticultural Hall. Length, 383 ft. Width, 193 ft
Description: Souvenir collecting card depicting the major Centennial Exhibition building built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann. Visitors traverse the grounds. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10-November 10, 1876., Prints contain variant colors., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.103 & 104]

Title: [Collecting cards depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings]
Description: Series of cards depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings. Includes U.S Government Building, Machinery Hall, Ladies Pavilion, Centennial Art Gallery, Agricultural Hall, and Main Exhibition Building. Also contains views of "Original Independence Hall, 1776" and "New Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, 1876." Images of exhibition buildings include length and width measurements. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.90-97]

Title: J. Russell & Co. Green River Works, MS. Established 1834 International Exhibition 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Trade card containing vignette views showing major exhibition buildings and the pictorial detail of an American eagle perched on an American shield. Buildings depicted include Horitcultural Hall, Art Gallery, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Main Building. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Contains advertising text repeated in French, Spanish, and German on verso. Promotes the Mississippi cutlery firm's products, including table cutlery, butcher knives and hunting knives, and cutlery for painters, chemists, and the family., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.98]

Title: Memorial Hall. International Exhibition. Length 365 ft. Width 210 ft
Description: Trade card issued during the Centennial Exhibition advertising Philadelphia glass manufacturer and dealer Benjamin H. Shoemaker. Depicts the Art Gallery or Memorial Hall designed by Herman Schwartzmann. Pedestrians and a couple on horseback travel the grounds. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Shoemaker established his glass manufactory in 1855 following his partnering with his brother Robert in a drug concern., Advertising text printed on verso: Compagnies Des Manufactures des Glaces. De St. Gobain, Chauny & Cirey. France. Manufacturers of plate glass and looking glass plates. General Depot of French & Belgian Plate Glass, Nos. 22, 24, & 26 Howard St., New York. Benjamin H. Shoemaker, Nos. 205 & 207 North Fourth St., Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.99]

Title: [Centennial Exhibition raffle trade cards advertising the New American sewing machine manufactured by American B.H.O. (Button Hole Overseaming) Machine Co., 1318 Chestnut St., Philadelpia, Pa.]
Description: Series of trade cards depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings, historic sites, and a bird's eye view of the grounds. Views show "Bird's eye View"; Women's Pavilion; Machinery Hall; Horticultural Hall; "Independence Hall. 1st U.S. Congress"; Judge's Hall; and Agricultural Building. Majority of views also show pedestrian traffic. Images of exhibition buildings include length, width, and acres measurements. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The American B.H.O. Sewing Machine Co. was established in Philadelphia in 1867 and the firm introduced the New American machine in 1873. The company remained in business until circa 1896., Title supplied by cataloger., Contains several lines of advertising text printed on verso. Text begins "We will give away at the close of the Centennial Exposition the fine Machine on Exhibition, at our Pavilion, Machinery Hall" and promotes the New American as "complete, simple, and perfect" with a self threading shuttle, self adjusting tension, and self setting needles; as well as monthly cash payments; to examine the machine before purchasing it; the agents wanted; and to send for a price list and illustrated catalog. Text also describes the machine as never skipping a stitch; no holes to thread through; and the only one in the world to work elegant button holes... and makes the "'over and over' stitch for sheets and pillow-cases.", Two of the prints contain imprint: Printed in Machinery Hall, E, 28., Prints stamped with "holder of this Card, No." Numbers include: 9250; 17649; 18195; 17810; 11646; 5768; and 19821., One of prints [P.2008.36.89] numbered in upper left corner: No. 6., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [c1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.83-89]

Title: Philip Doersom, carriage builder, Lancaster, Pa Agricultural Hall. International Exhibition
Description: Trade card containing a view of Agricultural Hall, one of the main buildings at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. View includes visitors walking and on horseback on the grounds. Also contains length and width of building. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Advertising text on verso: Good Workmanship. Reasonable Prices. Philip Doersom, Successor to Steigerwalt & Doersom, Manufacturer of Carriages, Buggies, Phaetons, Market Wagons, &c., No. 128 East King Street, A Half Square East of the Court House. Lancaster, Pa. Repairing Promptly and Carefully attended to., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.15]

Title: Centennial. 1776. 1876. Dwight Compy
Description: Photomechanical reduced reproduction advertising the commemorative print engraved by the American Bank Note Company. Commemorative print contains portraits of the U.S. presidents from Washington to Grant within a border composed of the thirty-six state seals. Portraits include inauguration date., Trade Mark., Registered 1876., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.18]

Title: Main aisle, Horticultural Hall, Nov. 26, 1901
Description: Interior view showing a man observing a plant from the main aisle in Horticultural Hall. Large fern trees flank the main aisle. Hall built 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann for the Centennial Exhibition, demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens. The Centennial fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title from manuscript note on verso., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1901]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Theaters and halls [P.9047.67]

Title: [View showing the grounds of the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Shows four of the main buildings near the Schuylkill River. Includes the Art Gallery, Main Building, Machinery Hall, and Horticultural Hall. Also shows sailing vessels, including the steamboat "Belmont," traversing the river in the foreground. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Probably by John Serz., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Madelyn Wolke, Lucianne Reichert, and Clifford A. Mohwinkel Jr.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Serz [P.9773.3]

Title: Main Exhibition Building, International Exhibition, Philadelphia U.S. America, May 10th to November 10th 1876
Description: Illustrated trade card depicting the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. View shows crowds of visitor traffic by foot and carriage in the foreground. View surrounded by decorative border of stars and a patriotic vignette of an eagle surmounting various flags and a shield labeled "Centennial". The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Advertising text printed on verso: Newspapers. All the Philadelphia morning, evening and Sunday papers, also the New York, and other select papers on exhibition and sale for the people at the U.S. Centennial grounds, buildings, and vicinity every day for the last six years and now at the Centennial "newspaper" office, on Elm Avenue, near Belmont Avenue. Annual re-opening, May 10th. American and European, the young peoples', the picture paper and the magazine. In English, French, German and other type. Stationery, postals, flags, pictures and souvenirs. History and guides of city, Fairmount Park, national games, sports, regattas, &c. Centennial, Philadelphia, 1883. H.M. Hatch, agent., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Hatch [5758.F.14d]

Title: Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia [viewbook]
Description: Souvenir viewbook, issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city and Centennial Exhibition buildings. Contains views of "Independence Hall" (520 Chestnut Street); "Independence Chamber," i.e., the Assembly Room used as an exhibit gallery; the "Public Buildings," (i.e., City Hall, built 1873-1901); "New Post Office" (South Ninth and Chestnut streets, built 1873-1884); the "Masonic Temple" (1-33 North Broad Street, built 1868-1873); "United States Mint" (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the 400 block of "Chestnut Street" including the Custom House, the United States Post Office and Courthouse (completed 1863) misidentified as the Public Ledger Building, and Bankers Row; "New Academy of Natural Sciences" (built 1868, 1900 block Race Street); "Academy of Fine Arts" (118-26 North Eighteenth Street, completed 1876); "Horticultural Hall" (built 1867, razed 1881) and "Academy of Music" on the 200 block of South Broad Street; University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia; the main hall and statuary at "Girard College"; Fairmount Water Works; Girard Avenue Bridge; Main Building; Machinery Hall; Art Gallery; Agricultural Hall; Horticultural Hall; and Women's Pavilion. Also contains a panoramic, bird's eye view "Philadelphia, Seen from West-Philadelphia" captioned with the names of major streets and the Centennial Exhibition buildings, Art Gallery and Main Hall and a panoramic, bird's eye view "Exhibition Grounds, Fairmount Park." Views also show the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles; signage; adjacent buildings and businesses; and flags., Title from embossed red moracco binding, front cover stamped: Philadelphia., Prints connected by accordion folds., Inscribed on back cover: Mrs. Sarah Hadley, Bernhards 1876., George C. Reukauff owned Hall & Garrison Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory., Hall & Garrison was a looking glass, picture frames, interior decoration, and cabinetry manufactory in operation in Philadelphia by 1867. The business relocated from the 900 block of North Third Street to 1128 Washington Avenue about 1873. By the 1880s, the firm shipped its materials internationally, including Russia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.47]

Title: Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia [viewbook]
Description: Souvenir viewbook, issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city and Centennial Exhibition buildings. Contains views of "Independence Hall" (520 Chestnut Street); "Independence Chamber," i.e., the Assembly Room used as an exhibit gallery; the "Public Buildings," (i.e., City Hall, built 1873-1901); "New Post Office" (South Ninth and Chestnut streets, built 1873-1884); the "Masonic Temple" (1-33 North Broad Street, built 1868-1873); "United States Mint" (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the 400 block of "Chestnut Street" including the Custom House, the United States Post Office and Courthouse (completed 1863) misidentified as the Public Ledger Building, and Bankers Row; "New Academy of Natural Sciences" (built 1868, 1900 block Race Street); "Academy of Fine Arts" (118-26 North Eighteenth Street, completed 1876); "Horticultural Hall" (built 1867, razed 1881) and "Academy of Music" on the 200 block of South Broad Street; University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia; the main hall and statuary at "Girard College"; Fairmount Water Works; Girard Avenue Bridge; Main Building; Machinery Hall; Art Gallery; Agricultural Hall; Horticultural Hall; and Women's Pavilion. Also contains a panoramic, bird's eye view "Philadelphia, Seen from West-Philadelphia" captioned with the names of major streets and the Centennial Exhibition buildings, Art Gallery and Main Hall and a panoramic, bird's eye view "Exhibition Grounds, Fairmount Park." Views also show the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles; signage; adjacent buildings and businesses; and flags., Title from embossed red moracco binding, front cover stamped: Philadelphia., Prints connected by accordion folds., Inscribed on back cover: Mrs. Sarah Hadley, Bernhards 1876., George C. Reukauff owned Hall & Garrison Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory., Hall & Garrison was a looking glass, picture frames, interior decoration, and cabinetry manufactory in operation in Philadelphia by 1867. The business relocated from the 900 block of North Third Street to 1128 Washington Avenue about 1873. By the 1880s, the firm shipped its materials internationally, including Russia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.47]

Title: Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia [viewbook]
Description: Souvenir viewbook, issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city and Centennial Exhibition buildings. Contains views of "Independence Hall" (520 Chestnut Street); "Independence Chamber," i.e., the Assembly Room used as an exhibit gallery; the "Public Buildings," (i.e., City Hall, built 1873-1901); "New Post Office" (South Ninth and Chestnut streets, built 1873-1884); the "Masonic Temple" (1-33 North Broad Street, built 1868-1873); "United States Mint" (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the 400 block of "Chestnut Street" including the Custom House, the United States Post Office and Courthouse (completed 1863) misidentified as the Public Ledger Building, and Bankers Row; "New Academy of Natural Sciences" (built 1868, 1900 block Race Street); "Academy of Fine Arts" (118-26 North Eighteenth Street, completed 1876); "Horticultural Hall" (built 1867, razed 1881) and "Academy of Music" on the 200 block of South Broad Street; University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia; the main hall and statuary at "Girard College"; Fairmount Water Works; Girard Avenue Bridge; Main Building; Machinery Hall; Art Gallery; Agricultural Hall; Horticultural Hall; and Women's Pavilion. Also contains a panoramic, bird's eye view "Philadelphia, Seen from West-Philadelphia" captioned with the names of major streets and the Centennial Exhibition buildings, Art Gallery and Main Hall and a panoramic, bird's eye view "Exhibition Grounds, Fairmount Park." Views also show the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles; signage; adjacent buildings and businesses; and flags., Title from embossed red moracco binding, front cover stamped: Philadelphia., Prints connected by accordion folds., Inscribed on back cover: Mrs. Sarah Hadley, Bernhards 1876., George C. Reukauff owned Hall & Garrison Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory., Hall & Garrison was a looking glass, picture frames, interior decoration, and cabinetry manufactory in operation in Philadelphia by 1867. The business relocated from the 900 block of North Third Street to 1128 Washington Avenue about 1873. By the 1880s, the firm shipped its materials internationally, including Russia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.47]

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