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Cox & sons exhibits, Philadelphia exhibition, 1876

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Description: Image of a leaflet advertising the goods exhibited by Cox & Sons at the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; text in the form of a price list and a description of different types of wares is printed on the first and last pages of the pamphlet, including carpets, hangings, sermon cases, communion linen, and bronze, iron and glass goods; the inner two pages include images of light fixtures, furniture, stained glass panes, and other wares; a small slip with the agent's information is attached.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1876
Call number: priJLC_FAIR_001749
Creator: Last, Jay T

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.

priJLC_FAIR_001737

Women's Pavilion International Exhibition, 1876. Fairmount Park. Philadelphia

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Image of the exterior of the Women's Pavilion building for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; pedestrians and people on horseback visible in front of the hall in a park-like setting.

priJLC_FAIR_001727

Agricultural Hall International Exhibition, 1876. Fairmount Park. Philadelphia

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Image of the exterior of the Agricultural 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; advertisements for "Steinways & Sons' Grand, Square and Upright Pianos" and "The United States Hotel, Philadelphia" printed on verso.

priJLC_FAIR_001724

United States centennial commission. International exhibition, 1876 Philadelphia

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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.

priJLC_FAIR_004527

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.

priJLC_FAIR_001719

Horticultural Hall International Exhibition, 1876. Fairmount Park. Philadelphia

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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.

priJLC_FAIR_001725

Cox & sons exhibits, Philadelphia exhibition, 1876

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