[Illumination of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, during the International Centennial, July 4, 1876] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Illumination of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, during the International Centennial, July 4, 1876], [1876] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bd/bd2eb40da430-L.webp)
(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 engraving of [Illumination of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, during the International Centennial, July 4, 1876]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Illumination of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, during the International Centennial, July 4, 1876]
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Few buildings in Philadelphia carried more meaning in 1876 than Independence Hall, shown here illuminated on July 4, the centennial of the Declaration of Independence. The wood engraving was made from a drawing by Schell and Hogan and appeared in *Harper's Weekly* on July 22, 1876, a popular illustrated newspaper that brought scenes from the International Centennial Exhibition to readers across the country. The celebrations drew large crowds to the city that summer, and the statehouse where the Declaration was adopted in 1776 stood at the center of national attention.
| Created / published | [1876] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Notes | Wood engraving from a drawing by Schell and Hogan. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly (1876 July 22), p. 593. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Fireworks; Pennsylvania; Exhibitions; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,045 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-127253 |
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