Philadelphia Exposition 2, Pennsylvania, 1876 – Antique Map Print
(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 antique map captures Philadelphia Exposition 2, Pennsylvania, 1876 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: The Centennial--balloon view of the grounds : [Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, 1876]
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Philadelphia Exposition 2, Pennsylvania, 1876
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Philadelphia in 1876 was hosting the Centennial International Exhibition in Fairmount Park, held to mark one hundred years since the Declaration of Independence. Opened on May 10, the fair drew millions of visitors before closing in November, and local people knew it for its large iron and glass exhibition halls, especially Machinery Hall, where the great Corliss steam engine powered the displays. Visitors also saw Alexander Graham Bell's telephone that summer, as American industry was on display in a city whose mills, rail yards, and workshops made it a leading manufacturing center. For a city that had grown quickly after the Civil War, the exhibition was a source of civic pride, and the park it left behind would be improved for decades.
| Created / published | 1876 |
|---|---|
| Creator | davis, theodore r., r. newell & son, harper & brothers |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Pennsylvania |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 3,336 × 2,276 px · prints to 11 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | The Centennial--balloon view of the grounds : [Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, 1876] |
| Reference | PA-PhiladelphiaExposition2-1876 |
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