Declaration of Independence
Title
Declaration of Independence
Description
Calligraphed Declaration of Independence displayed during the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. The artist recorded the entire text of the Declaration, the coats of arms of the thirteen original states, the names of the Signers on the border columns, a portrait of George Washington, and various vignettes., The artist's name is listed as W.V. Peacon in the Centennial catalog., Gift of Michael Zinman, 1991.
Creator
Pearson, W.V
Date
Ca. 1875-1876
Location
OBJ 849
The offering of the carriers of the press to their patrons. January 1st, 1863. [graphic].
Title
The offering of the carriers of the press to their patrons. January 1st, 1863. [graphic].
Description
Contains seven vignettes: Signing of the Declaration of Independence; Hall of Independence - Front; Hall of Independence - Rear; Carpenters' Hall; Carpenters' Hall - Interior; House in which the Declaration was written, and Hall of Independence - Interior., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Date
1862.
Location
http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W387.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *W387 [P.2213]
The offering of the carriers of the press to their patrons.
Title
The offering of the carriers of the press to their patrons January 1st, 1863
Description
Carriers' address containing a montage of seven, titled vignette views of historic sites, predominately Independence Hall, used by the Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1776. Includes "Hall of Independence - Front" and "Hall of Independence - Rear" showing the Chestnut Street elevation and rear elevation with Independence Square; "Carpenters' Hall" exterior view; "Signing of the Declaration of Independence" based after the John Trumbull painting; "House in which the Declaration was written, S.W. corner Market and Seventh Sts."; "Carpenters' Hall - Interior"; and "Hall of Independence - Interior" showing the Assembly Room utilized as an exhibit gallery. Most of the views include pedestrian or visitor traffic. "House" view shows the Jacob Graff house used as a storefront and adorned in signage reading "W. Brown & Co.," "Book & Job Printing Office," and "Birth Place of Liberty." Vignettes surrounded by a border of vinery containing an American eagle and shield., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 519, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Athenaeum of Philadelphia: General Prints Collection - PRM23
Date
[1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W387 [P.2213]
Facsimile of the signatures to the Declaration of Independence
Title
Facsimile of the signatures to the Declaration of Independence
Description
Commemorative print containing facsimiles of the signatures of the signers of the Declaration of Independence within an ornamental border. In the top of the border are allegorical figures of Justice, depicted as a white woman carrying scales and a sword, and Liberty, depicted as a white woman attired in a liberty cap and carrying a spear and shield. An eagle stands between them next to a crest of an American flag. Along the sides of the border are the state seals of the original thirteen colonies. At the bottom is a vignette, “The Capitol, Washington,” showing the Capitol building. Vigettes also includes several white men standing with a dog and an African American woman caregiver with a white child who holds a hoop., Title from item., Date inferred from the aesthetics of the content., Contains printed statement by John Quincy Adams, Department of State, dated April 19, 1819 declaring the signatures "Exact Imitations.", McCabe, a New York engraver, was active in the mid-19th century., Purchase 2002., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Allen, J. W., engraver
Date
[ca. 1855]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Declaration of Independence [P.9999]
House where Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, s.w. cor 7th & Market St. 1776
Title
House where Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, s.w. cor 7th & Market St. 1776
Description
Exterior view showing the three-and-a-half story brick residence of bricklayer Jacob Graff, Jr. during the year 1776. Jefferson resided as a boarder on the second floor. Men and women pedestrians stroll the sidewalk including an African American peddler. Residence, later converted to a warehouse and then demolished in 1883 for the erection of the Penn National Bank, was reconstructed in 1968 in anticipation of the Bicentennial., Title from item., Possibly commissioned by Philadelphia antiquarian Ferdinand Dreer., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1975, p. 6-11., Purchase 1975., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), 1834-1891, artist
Date
1889
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Evans watercolors [P.2298.144], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/plc144.html
Capitol Washington. [graphic] : Declaration of Independance [sic] at Philadelphia. July 4. 1776. (Thomas Jefferson supposed to be the author.) The fourth of July is the day of national rejoicing, for on that day, the Declaration of Independance [sic] that
Title
Capitol Washington Declaration of Independance [sic] at Philadelphia. July 4. 1776. (Thomas Jefferson supposed to be the author.) The fourth of July is the day of national rejoicing, for on that day, the Declaration of Independance [sic] that solemn and sublime document was adopted
Description
Postcard depicting the view after the circa 1819 Trumbull painting showing members of the Second Continental Congress gathered in the East Room of Independence Hall signing the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. John Adams, Robert Sherman, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin stand before John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in the foreground. In the left, the Liberty Bell is depicted ringing and with the inscription, “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.”, Title from item., Date inferred from content., Publisher from copyright statement on recto: Copyrighted No. 8090 Am. Hist. Art Publ. Co. New York City 111 E. 14 Str. St. Louis, Mo. 813 Chestnut Str., Name of distributor printed in lower left on recto: C.L. Traver, 108 S. Broad St., Trenton, N.J., Series no. printed in lower right on recto: Colonial heroes, no. 20., Expository text printed on recto: In the steeple of the state-house was a bell, imported twenty-three years previously from London by the Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania. A joyous peal from that bell gave notice that the bill had been passed. It was the knell of British domination., Gift of David Doret, 2019.
Date
[ca. 1900]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.30]
Washington National Monument, Washington, D. C. [graphic] / T. Hunter, lith. Phila.
Title
Washington National Monument, Washington, D. C
Description
Print commemorating the Washington Monument after the designs of Robert Mills and constructed 1848 to 1884 in Washington, D.C. In the center, shows the original designs created by Mills of a large obelisk with a colonnaded building at the base. On top of the building's portico are sculptures of Washington standing in a chariot holding the reins of six horses. Flanking the staircase leading to the monument are sculptures of Patrick Henry and Jefferson. In the background, the White House and U.S. Capitol building are visible. Numerous pedestrians walk around the monument and other landmarks. An eagle soars through the air in the left. Below the image are three vignettes depicting Washington resigning his commission to Congress; a bust-length portrait of Washington; and the signing of the Declaration of Independence., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1885, by S.H. Austin, 129 S. 7th St. Phila., Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Hunter, Thomas, approximately 1828-approximately 1894, artist
Date
1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Prints [P.2022.62.3.42]
Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791
Title
Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791
Creator
Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date
January 29, 1762
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]
p. 11
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]
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 United States Centennial International Exhibition.
Title
The United States Centennial International Exhibition
Description
Share certificate issued by the Centennial Board of Finance containing a series of historical and allegorical vignettes, scenes, and figures. Vignettes depict a view on a coastline showing a white man, attired in colonial dress, reaping with a sickle beside a white man driving a plow in front of a steer-drawn conestoga wagon, a moving train, and sailing ships; the signing of the Declaration of Independence; and a scene depicting a Native American man, attired in pants and moccasins with a feather in his hair and a quiver of arrows on his back, covering his face from the sight of a dilapidated windmill near rows of industrial buildings spewing smoke. Along the sides figures include: tradesmen; laborers; soldiers; frontiersmen; inventors, including Benjamin Franklin; Native Americans; and an African American man reading. In the top center, allegorical figures of Liberty, Art, and Peace, portrayed as white women, accept offerings from representations of people from across the world, including African women; a woman attired in a turban, a person with a parrot on their shoulder, and an Asian man with a queue. Also contains: busts of George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant; an eagle holding an American flag; views of the State House and Capitol; and the printed seal of the Centennial Board of Finance. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title from item., P.2002.67.77 issued to Margaret R. Bringhurst for one share on October 20, 1875. Signed by Fred. Fraley, Treasurer; and John Welsh, President., 5788.F.10 issued to Mary Norris Logan for one share on November 10, 1876. Signed by Fred. Fraley, Treasurer; and John Welsh, President., Printed on recto: Shares $10. Each. Capital $10,000,000., P.2002.67.66 poor condition., Gift of Helen Beitler, 2002 [P.2002.67.66]., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Centennial and Columbian Exposition views [5758.F.10. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
United States, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Date
[ca. 1872]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Philadelphia certificates - Centennial [P.2002.67.77], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Philadelphia certificates - Centennial [5758.F.10]
Centennial
Title
Centennial Westward the course of empire takes its way
Description
Print commemorating the 100th anniversary of the nation, celebrated at the Centennial Exhibition through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in Philadelphia. Contains the text of the Declaration of Independence and the Proclamation Emancipation bordered by several historical and allegorical vignettes, scenes, and views that symbolize the social, political, and technological progress of the country. Oval frames surround the texts, which encircle bust-length portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The frames are adorned with banners labeled with the names of the original 13 colonies and the 38 states recognized as of 1876. Two bird's eye views showing the development of a cityscape, possibly New York City, from 1776 to 1876 are visible between the framed texts. Other images show the "Battle of Bunker Hill"; "Battle of Gettysburg"; "Surrender of Cornwallis"; "Columbus - 1492"; colonists landing at "Plymouth Rock"; "[Lafayette's] Visit to U.S. in 1824"; "A Home of 1776" with a white woman at a loom; "Franklin's Printing Press"; "Hoe's Ten Cylinder Press"; "A Home of 1876" with a white woman at a sewing machine; the marine battles of the "Constitution and Guerriere" and "Merrimac and Monitor"; Independence Hall, and the U.S. Capitol., Uncaptioned vignettes show an auction of enslaved African American people, African American children in a classroom, farmers harvesting a field by hand, a farmer harvesting a field with a horse-drawn reaper, a man traveling by horseback, a speeding train, a hand-pump fire engine of "1776" and a steam engine of "1876." Other pictorial elements include an American eagle, flags, and a view of the Main Building of the Centennial Exhibition incorporated into the title design in addition to floral vinery interweaved between the vignettes, scenes, and views., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1876, by D.T. Ames in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington., Letters of title illustrated with state seals., Title based on quote by Bishop George Berkley., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 96, Gift of David Doret, 2001., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator
Ames, Daniel T., artist
Date
1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***BW - Centennial [P.9974.2]
Memorial chart centennial jubilee.
Title
Memorial chart centennial jubilee Liberty, equality, fraternity to all nations
Description
Print commemorating the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 containing allegorical vignettes bordered by portraits of the eighteen presidents and views of Philadelphia landmarks and Centennial buildings. Allegorical vignettes show the female figures of Justice, Liberty, and Prosperity seated next to each other on a pedestal in front of a mountain valley, and a large assembly of men of international origin attired in native costumes. Depicted Philadelphia landmarks include Independence Hall, Masonic Temple, Girard College, Carpenters Hall, the Academy of Fine Arts, and the Academy of Music. Centennial building exteriors include the Main Building, Machinery Hall, and Memorial Hall. Additional portraits depict prominent figures in the administration of the Centennial and Pennsylvania Governor John F. Hartranft and Philadelphia Mayor William S. Stokley. Portraits include Joseph R. Hawley, President of the U.S. Centennial Commission; Alfred T. Goshorn, Director-General of the Centennial Exhibition; Thomas Cochran, Vice-President of the U.S. Centennial Commission and chairman of the commission on grounds, plans, and buildings; John L. Campbell, Ohio professor who originated the idea of a Centennial exhibition; John Welsh, President of the Centennial Board of Finance; Frederick Fraley, secretary and treasurer of the Centennial Board of Finance; and building engineers H.J. Schwartzmann and Henry Pettit. Also contains a panoramic view from Fairmount Park looking east toward the city; lists of "The Original States of the Union" and "States Admitted into the Union," the text of the Declaration of Independence and President Grant's proclamation in support of the Centennial, and allegorical seals for the Declaration and the Centennial. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 467, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Centennial and Columbian Exposition views.
Creator
Stauch, Charles J., artist
Date
[ca. 1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [5758.F.9]