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Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall. Sunset view / Howe. – Historic Photograph Print

Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall. Sunset view / Howe., New York : Brett Litho. Co., c1875. — antique lithograph
Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall. Sunset view / Howe., New York : Brett Litho. Co., c1875.. Antique lithograph from the Philadelphia collection.

(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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall. Sunset view / Howe.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall. Sunset view / Howe.

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This color lithograph shows Machinery Hall, one of the largest buildings at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, rendered in the warm light of a sunset. The exhibition marked the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and drew millions of visitors to the fairgrounds. Machinery Hall housed the industrial displays, including the great Corliss steam engine that powered the building's machinery. The print was issued in New York by the Brett Litho. Co. around 1875, when chromolithography was a popular way to sell views of the exhibition grounds to a national audience.

Created / publishedNew York : Brett Litho. Co., c1875.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreLithographs Color 1870-1880.
Notes139038 and 139118 U.S. Copyright Office.
SubjectsCentennial Exhibition--(1876 :--Philadelphia, Pa.)--Buildings. Exhibition buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,443 × 1,162 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216913

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