Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings, Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. 1876 – Antique Map 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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings, Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. 1876. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings, Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. 1876
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Drawn from a high vantage point, this color lithograph lays out the full grounds of the Centennial Exhibition in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, as the fair was being readied for its 1876 opening. Its bird's-eye perspective spreads the exhibition halls across the park as a single townscape, a format popular in the 1870s for documenting large buildings and grounds. Published by H.J. Toudy & Co. around 1875 and 1876, the print captures the fair that marked the nation's hundredth anniversary, with its sprawling complex set among the park's trees and paths.
| Created / published | Philadelphia, Pa. : Published by H.J. Toudy & Co., c1875 & 1876. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1870-1880.Lithographs Color 1870-1880. |
| Subjects | Centennial Exhibition--(1876 :--Philadelphia, Pa.) Exhibition buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,785 × 2,250 px · prints to 9 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114890 |
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