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Main Building, Centennial International Exhibition, 1876

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1874

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 51-60

GUSN

GUSN-198987

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Description

This lithograph presents a good view of the Main Building of the Centennial International Exhibition. The print also shows street railways and carriages.

Details

Descriptive Terms

industrial expositions
exhibition buildings
horse-drawn vehicles
prints (visual works)
lithographs

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number 54OVR

Physical Description

1 two-tone lithograph

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1925-12-15

Reference Code

GC002.02.054

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

21.25 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

prints (visual works)
lithographs

Other Organizations

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Subjects

Centennial Exposition
World's Fair

Restrictions

Very good

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 51-60

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