Prospective view showing the main buildings on the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. Includes Machinery Hall, Main Building, Memorial Hall, Horticultural Hall, and Agricultural Hall. Shows fair visitors on the grounds landscaped with paths, fountains, a pond, and foot bridges. George's Hill and the 24th Ward reservoir are visible in the background. In the lower right foreground, a paddleboat and ladies on a rowboat excursion on the Schuylkill river are visible. Key to buildings and building dimensions printed below the image. Several of the main exhibition buildings were built after the designs of Henry Petit, Hermann Schwarzmann, and Joseph Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by Breuker & Kessler in the Office of teh Librarian of Congress at Wash DC., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 53
Creator
Breuker & Kessler
Date
1875
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW -Centennial [P.9991.2]
Allegorical commemorative print celebrating the internationalism and historic significance of the Centennial Exhibition. Depicts a bird's-eye view of the active exhibition grounds including the Agricultural Building, Horticultural Building, Main Building, and Machinery Hall. In the foreground, figures representing various races, ethnicities, and cultures convene and interact with one another. An African American woman and man sit on a bench. An African American man, attired in a black suit, tips his top hat and greets a white woman sitting on a bench. Groups of people stand in clusters to converse and walk including Native Americans, attired in feather headdresses, and Chinese women and men. Middle Eastern and Russian men ride on horseback. Contains ghost-like imagery visible in the sky depicting significant historic American moments, figures, and buildings, including William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, George Washington, and the White House. Contains the names of the prominent exhibition halls below the image., Copyrighted by George H. Ellsbury & J. Hayward., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 390, Accessioned 1983., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator
Ellsbury, George H., lithographer
Date
1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.8966]
Bird's eye view looking from East Fairmount Park showing the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge completed in 1874 after the designs of Philadelphia architects Henry A. and James P. Sims. Several horse-drawn carriages, people on horseback, and individuals on foot travel the upper, pedestrian level of the bridge. Also shows park visitors traversing the paths on the banks of the Schuylkill River below the bridge. On the river, paddelboats, scullers, and row boats are visible. Bridge demolished in 1971., Not in Wainwright., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 303, Reaccessioned as P.2283.29. Formerly 7598.F., Paper darkened slightly.
Creator
Currier & Ives
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Bridges - G [P.2283.29]
