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Grand Bird's-eye View of the Centennial Exposition Grounds and the Surrounding Country – Antique Map Print

Grand Bird's-eye View of the Centennial Exposition Grounds and the Surrounding Country — historic image
Grand Bird's-eye View of the Centennial Exposition Grounds and the Surrounding Country. Historic image from the World's Fairs collection.

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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Grand Bird's-eye View of the Centennial Exposition Grounds and the Surrounding Country. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Grand Bird's-eye View of the Centennial Exposition Grounds and the Surrounding Country

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Few fair views from 1876 reach as far as this one, which takes in the Fairmount Park grounds and the countryside beyond them rather than stopping at the exhibition buildings. Viewed from high above, the layout of the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia is laid out in one sweep, showing how the great halls, galleries, and gardens were arranged across the park. The fair opened in May 1876 to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and drew millions of visitors before it closed that November. Bird's-eye views like this one were a popular way to show such a complex site to people who could not visit it.

Original scan1,600 × 1,200 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferencePA-PhiladelphiaExposition-1

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