Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall. Sunset view / Howe. – Vintage Photo 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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A window into the past: Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall. Sunset view / Howe., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Centennial building. General view. Centennial building, Machinery Hall. Sunset view / Howe.
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The sunset view of Machinery Hall in this color lithograph shows one of the largest structures at the Centennial Exhibition, which opened in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia in 1876 to mark the nation's hundredth year. The print was issued by Brett Litho. Co. of New York around 1875, when the fair was still under construction and publicity images like this one helped build interest in the event. Machinery Hall housed steam engines and industrial exhibits, and its vast roof and open interior made it a showpiece of the exhibition. Color lithographs were a popular way to circulate such views in the 1870s, before halftone photography became common in print.
| Created / published | New York : Brett Litho. Co., c1875. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 139038 and 139118 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Centennial Exhibition--(1876 :--Philadelphia, Pa.)--Buildings. Exhibition buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 884 px · prints to 6 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109633 |
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