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Guide to the Centennial exposition and Fairmount Park
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Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia
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Image of five individual panels showing buildings for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; panels are captioned and include the Art Gallery, Main Building, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Horticultural Hall; pedestrians, people on horseback, and horse-drawn vehicles are visible in front of each building; length and width in feet and area in acres are provided for each structure in a table in the bottom left margin.
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Centennial International Exhibition Fairmount Park Philadelphia 1776-1876
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Image of the five main buildings for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; each building is captioned, including the Memorial Hall Art Gallery (at center), Main Exhibition Building, the Machinery Hall, the Agricultural Hall, and the Horticultural Hall; pedestrians, people on horseback, and horse-drawn vehicles are visible in front of each building; American eagle atop the Union shield holds a banner that reads "E Pluribus Unum" at top center, decorative circular frames around building images in each corner; decorative border of stars and scrollwork.
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Art Gallery, Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park. Philadelphia
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Image of the exterior of the Art Gallery building for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles, and people on horseback visible in front of the hall in a park-like setting; fountain at right.
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Machinery Hall, Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia
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