United States Centennial Exhibition - 1776-1876 - Certificate of Capital Stock Issued by the Centennial Board of Finance – Historic 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.)
Description
United States Centennial Exhibition - 1776-1876 - Certificate of Capital Stock Issued by the Centennial Board of Finance comes to life in this antique engraving, 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.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
United States Centennial Exhibition - 1776-1876 - Certificate of Capital Stock Issued by the Centennial Board of Finance
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
An engraved stock certificate issued by the Centennial Board of Finance offers a rare look at how the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia was financed. The fair, held in Fairmount Park to mark the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, relied in part on capital stock sold to private investors, alongside public and federal support. Certificates like this one were the paper evidence of that investment, and their ornate engraved designs were meant to inspire confidence in a venture on a very large scale. The record notes that the certificate was illustrated in Norton's *Illustrated Historical Register*, which helped preserve it for later readers. The issue date is not recorded on the caption card.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | Illus. in: Norton, Illustrated Historical Register..., p. 30. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI--WORKS; Stock certificates; Exhibitions--1876; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,415 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133716 |
More from the World's Fairs collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![[Centennial Exhibition, Phila. 1876]: The Minute Man of 1776 [Statue] no. 2203](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9b/9bfac6804c36-400.webp)
![[Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1876: Monitor Turret"]"](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4e/4e6b15aec5c5-400.webp)
![[Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1876: Mach. Hall Krupp Exhibit from rear (showing large wheeled cannon)"]"](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ff/ff80a1030c76-400.webp)
![[Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1876 - interior of Government Building, showing Coast Survey display]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/30/306ae9fe9f91-400.webp)