Our centennial--plan of the grounds and buildings / Russell & Struthers, N.Y. – Historic Photograph 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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Our centennial--plan of the grounds and buildings / Russell & Struthers, N.Y.
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The plan of the grounds for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, published in Harper's Weekly on May 27, 1876, lays out the fairgrounds in Fairmount Park before the gates opened. It shows the main exhibition buildings, the Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall, and Horticultural Hall arranged across the park's grounds, each marked so readers could follow the layout. The fair marked the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and the Harper's Weekly audience would have used a map like this to picture a visit before ever setting foot in the park.
| Created / published | 1876 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Site plans 1870-1880.Periodical illustrations 1870-1880.Wood engravings 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1876 May 27, p. 428. |
| Subjects | Centennial Exhibition--(1876 :--Philadelphia, Pa.) Exhibitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,142 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-167102 |
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