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Birds-eye view, Centennial Buildings

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1875

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 41-50

GUSN

GUSN-198972

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Description

This lithographs presents a detailed view of the Centennial Buildings and grounds at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Below the plate, the building dimensions are given.

Details

Descriptive Terms

industrial expositions
bird's-eye views
fairgrounds
prints (visual works)
color lithographs

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number 48OVR

Physical Description

1 color lithograph

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1925-12-15

Reference Code

GC002.02.048

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

20.75 x 27.25 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Thatcher, 1925

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Traubel , M. H., 1820-1897 (Artist)
H. J. Toudy & Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

prints (visual works)
color lithographs

Other Organizations

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Subjects

Centennial Exposition
World's Fair
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Restrictions

Very good -- a few minor tears in margin

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 41-50

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