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Philadelphia, Pa. - Ceremonies in front of Independence Hall, Chestnut Street, at the opening of the centennial year - Mayor Stokley raising the old colonial flag – Historic Photo Reproduction

Philadelphia, Pa. - Ceremonies in front of Independence Hall, Chestnut Street, at the opening of the centennial year - Mayor Stokley raising the old colonial flag, 1876 — antique engraving
Philadelphia, Pa. - Ceremonies in front of Independence Hall, Chestnut Street, at the opening of the centennial year - Mayor Stokley raising the old colonial flag, 1876. Antique engraving from the Philadelphia collection.

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Mayor William S. Stokley raises an old colonial flag in front of Independence Hall on Chestnut Street, marking the opening of the centennial year. Harry Ogden's sketches were turned into this wood engraving for the January 22, 1876, issue of *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper*, a few months before the Centennial Exhibition opened in Fairmount Park. The ceremony reflected Philadelphia's effort to present its Revolutionary-era landmark to a national audience marking 100 years since the Declaration of Independence. The caption card also lists fireworks, which suggests the celebration continued into the evening.

Created / published1876
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
SubjectsWood engraving after sketches by Harry Ogden. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1876 Jan. 22, p. 317. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Fireworks; Pa.--Phila--Indep. Hall; Exhibitions--1876; Artists, Publ. Index; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan983 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134828

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