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Machinery Hall, Centennial International Exhibition, 1876

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1874

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 41-50

GUSN

GUSN-198975

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Description

This is a detailed view of the Machinery Hall done in two tones. The view also shows people on the fairgrounds and a statue near the hall.

Details

Descriptive Terms

industrial expositions
fairgrounds
exhibition buildings
lithographs
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number 49OVR

Physical Description

1 2-tone lithograph

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1925-12-15

Reference Code

GC002.02.049

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

21 x 27.25 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Thatcher, 1925

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Aubrun, Louis (Artist)
Hunter, Thomas, ca. 1825 (Publisher)

Material Type

lithographs
prints (visual works)

Other Organizations

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Subjects

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

Restrictions

Excellent

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 41-50

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