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Exposition souvenir

Description: Image of five vignettes featuring buildings and architectural details in an exposition souvenir print distributed as an art supplement to the October 5, 1899, issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer, presumably for the National Export Exposition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September to December of 1899; a bald eagle with wings outstretched standing on a hammer and anvil is pictured at top center above the central framed image of a large columned building; a small vignette at bottom center portrays an exhibition scene with domed structures imitating the Far East, a Native American tipi, and people in ethnic costume riding camels and elephants.
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Date: ©1899
Call number: priJLC_FAIR_001699
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Awarded at the Kansas City industrial Exposition

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Image of an exhibition building in the center of a large laurel wreath surrounded by vignettes depicting a farm animals, a large bridge, agricultural laborers in a field of grain, artists sculpting and painting, and workers in a smithy hammering on an anvil; Kansas City Industrial Exposition seal with beehive and year "1872" at bottom center; crest on a shield at top center with the mottos "United we stand, divided we fall," and "Salus populi supremalexesto MDCCCXX."

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Scribner's for April : St. Louis exposition

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Image of an advertisement for Scribner's magazine April 1896 issue featuring a view of the St. Louis exposition grounds; people outside an exhibition building with large columns behind large trees.

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"California invites the world" Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A. 1915

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Image of an artist's rendering of the symbols of California: the goddess Minerva on a hill with a herald trumpet in one hand, a bunch of California poppies in the other, and a grizzly bear at her side near California plants and produce, including roses, oranges and grapes; down the hill at left is an elevated view of the buildings at the site in San Francisco, California, for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition; image of a map of Panama and the route through the canal captioned "Panama Canal" at bottom center; images are framed by a border of flags from countries all over the world.

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The originator of the world's Columbian Exposition

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Image of a torso-length portrait of Dr. Charles W. Zaremba, credited with the idea that led to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois; he holds a card with an image of a statue captioned, "Monument to Christopher Columbus. City of Mexico, Mexico." in his right hand, and his left elbow rests on a pile of books on a table.

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The World's Industrial & Cotton Centennial Exposition. Open Dec. 1st 1884 to May. 31st 1885

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Image of an aerial "perspective view of New Orleans [Louisiana], and environs from the south" along Lake Pontchartrain at center surrounded by five smaller images of buildings to be used for various exhibit halls during the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, including the main building, hall for United States and state exhibits, art gallery, horticultural hall, and buildings for factory and mills exhibits; a ground plan at bottom center shows a scale diagram of the exhibition grounds with a key for the various buildings; text describes the exhibits, structures, transportation, and accommodation planned for the event at the lower left and right, globe with New Orleans captioned at top center.

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Compo house. : The residence of Richard H. Winslow Esq. at Westport, Conn

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Image of an eye-level street view of the Compo mansion, the residence of Richard H. Winslow (1806-1861) in Westport, Connecticut, as viewed from the street, with a columned facade and a large gated front yard.

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