The Centennial [4 scenes]: 1. A wagon load from Jersey [group of people in horse-drawn wagon]; 2. On the farm, going to the centennial for a day [man and 2 women in farmhouse]; 3. Footing it [2 men walking]; 4. Arrival of train on the grounds – Antique Wall Art
![The Centennial [4 scenes]: 1. A wagon load from Jersey [group of people in horse-drawn wagon]; 2. On the farm, going to the centennial for a day [man and 2 women in farmhouse]; 3. Footing it [2 men walking]; 4. Arrival of train on the grounds, 1876 — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2b/2b16e4263529-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with The Centennial [4 scenes]: 1. A wagon load from Jersey [group of people in horse-drawn wagon]; 2. On the farm, going to the centennial for a day [man and 2 women in farmhouse]; 3. Footing it [2 men walking]; 4. Arrival of train on the grounds, an antique engraving rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Centennial [4 scenes]: 1. A wagon load from Jersey [group of people in horse-drawn wagon]; 2. On the farm, going to the centennial for a day [man and 2 women in farmhouse]; 3. Footing it [2 men walking]; 4. Arrival of train on the grounds
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Four scenes trace a rural outing, from a wagon loaded with visitors from New Jersey to a train pulling into the grounds. Together they follow the journey many country families made to the Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, which ran from May to November 1876 in Fairmount Park to mark the nation's hundredth birthday. Harper's Weekly published the wood engravings in its August 26, 1876 issue, when the fair was drawing large crowds by rail and road.
| Created / published | 1876 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 4 prints : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 20, (1876 August 26), p. 701. Ref. copy of illus. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Caption card tracings: Carts...; Exhibitions; Rr--Stations...; Rural life...; Pa.--P--; Shelf.; Railroads--Stations; Rural America; Wagons; Exhibitions--1876. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,167 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-139132 |
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