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Work in Horticultural Hall – Antique Print

Work in Horticultural Hall, 1876 — antique engraving
Work in Horticultural Hall, 1876. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive 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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This rare antique engraving captures Work in Horticultural Hall in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Few buildings on the Centennial grounds were as striking as Horticultural Hall, the large glass-and-iron conservatory raised in Fairmount Park for the 1876 Philadelphia exhibition. This wood engraving shows workers on the site, published in *Harper's Weekly* on February 19, 1876, months before the fair opened that May. Its interest lies in the glimpse of construction, with iron framework and scaffolding standing where a glass hall of exotic plants would soon rise. Such views helped readers across the country follow preparations for the nation's centennial.

Created / published1876
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
SubjectsIllus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1876 Feb. 19, p. 149. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pa.--Phila.--VIEWS--1876; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,201 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-131090

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