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Image of a broadside with promotional text and timetable for the special train of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad running on July 4, 1876, to transport passengers from Corry, Pennsylvania, to the Grand Centennial Celebration in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Image of a timetable for branches of the Pennsylvania Rail Road running between Philipsburg, Tyrone, and Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, with printed special notices and a list of forty rules regarding the operation of trains; printed on blue paper.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
