International Exhibition, Phila., Pa.: Statue of Columbus – Historic Reproduction
(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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International Exhibition, Phila., Pa.: Statue of Columbus comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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International Exhibition, Phila., Pa.: Statue of Columbus
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A statue of Christopher Columbus stands at the center of this stereograph from the International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia, the nation's centennial celebration held in Fairmount Park. Stereo cards like this one were pairs of nearly identical photographs that a viewer saw through a stereoscope to create a single image with depth, a popular way for Americans to tour fairs they could not attend. Issued by the Centennial Photographic Co., the card reflects the busy trade in exhibition views that year. The caption details are unverified, so the statue's exact placement on the grounds remains uncertain.
| Created / published | c1876. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by the Centennial Photographic Co. No. 2163. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Sculptures; BI; Elevated railroads; Exhibitions--1876; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 947 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133152 |
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