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[Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876: Constr. of transept of Machinery Hall, Sept. 7, 1875] – Vintage Wall Art

[Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876: Constr. of transept of Machinery Hall, Sept. 7, 1875], 1875 — historic photograph
[Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876: Constr. of transept of Machinery Hall, Sept. 7, 1875], 1875. Historic photograph from the World's Fairs 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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Dated September 7, 1875, this sepia print documents the framing of the transept of Machinery Hall, one of the major buildings going up in Fairmount Park for the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia. The fair marked the nation's hundredth year of independence, and its organizers wanted to showcase American industry, so Machinery Hall was built to house steam engines and manufacturing equipment on a very large scale. The Centennial Photographic Company recorded many views of the grounds as they rose, and images like this one capture the iron and timber skeleton of the building before the exhibits arrived.

Created / published1875
Medium1 photographic print : sepia.
SubjectsSepia photo by Centennial Photo. Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Construction; Exhibitions--1876; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 1,432 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-133001

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