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[Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876: Machinery Hall, east end, Oct. 9, 1875] – Antique Print

[Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876: Machinery Hall, east end, Oct. 9, 1875], 1875 — historic photograph
[Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876: Machinery Hall, east end, Oct. 9, 1875], 1875. Historic photograph from the World's Fairs collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876: Machinery Hall, east end, Oct. 9, 1875] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876: Machinery Hall, east end, Oct. 9, 1875]

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Taken in October 1875, about seven months before the gates opened, this view shows the east end of Machinery Hall while the building was still under construction in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Centennial Exhibition, held to mark the nation's hundredth birthday, was one of the largest world's fairs yet staged in the United States, and Machinery Hall was among its biggest structures, built to house the engines and industrial equipment that powered the displays. The sepia print, made by the Centennial Photographic Company, records the bare framing and scaffolding of a project that had to be finished in a matter of months.

Created / published1875
Medium1 photographic print : sepia.
SubjectsSepia photo by Centennial Photo. Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Construction; Exhibitions--1876; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 1,357 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-133000

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