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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Image of a broadside advertisement for A.B. Fleming & Co. presented as a souvenir of the opening of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; the text advertises printing ink and vegetable machinery oil in over twenty different languages, including German, Italian, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Arabic, and Turkish.
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Image of the specialty newspaper Crotzer's Centennial, which contains coverage of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; contrasting vignettes of Revolutionary War soldiers in 1776 and a peaceful and prosperous landscape in 1876 at top center on page 1; images of the exhibition buildings in Fairmount Park throughout the newspaper; "fac simile of U.S. Centennial medals" on page 8.
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Image of a single-fold text leaflet reporting a resolution forming a committee for the International Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876, issued by the United States Centennial Commission.
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Image of an aerial view of the buildings for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; river and bridges visible in the distance.
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Image of the specialty newspaper Crotzer's Centennial, which contains coverage of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; contrasting vignettes of Revolutionary War soldiers in 1776 and a peaceful and prosperous landscape in 1876 at top center on page 1; images of various exhibition buildings in Fairmount Park throughout newspaper.
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Image of the exterior of the Horticultural Hall building for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; pedestrians visible in front of the hall in a park-like setting.
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