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1776. Centennial fourth. 1876

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Description: Image of a program for the Centennial celebration of the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, July 4th, 1876; program is filled with advertisements for various dealers, services, and manufacturers; an image of a bust of George Washington in a circular frame decorated with 21 stars and an eagle rests in a field with a harvest of corn, pumpkins, and miscellaneous tools at top center.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1876
Call number: priJLC_FAIR_001696
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)

October. ; November

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Image of a proof sheet for two prints of fields outside homestead in October and November with withering foliage and stooked corn shocks and pumpkins on the vine in the field.

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1776. Centennial International Exhibition, 1876. History of the United States

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Image of the Main Exhibition Building for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876, with captions at left and right giving the building's length, wide, and acreage; eleven surrounding vignettes portray scenes from American history and other exhibition buildings, including "The Memorial Building or Art Gallery, Philia." and "Independence Hall or State House, Philia;" goddess Columbia at top center with a flag, laurel wreath, and American eagle.

priJLC_FAIR_001736

1776. Centennial International Exhibition, 1876. History of the United States

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Image of the Main Exhibition Building for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876, with captions at left and right giving the building's length, wide, and acreage; eleven surrounding vignettes portray scenes from American history and other exhibition buildings, including "The Memorial Building" or "Art Gallery, Philia." and "Independence Hall or State House, Philia;" goddess Columbia at top center with a flag, laurel wreath, and American eagle.

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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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Plant Ferry's seeds

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Image of a woman with an armful of corn and one arm raised with a straw hat in her hand in an advertisement for D. M. Ferry & Company of Detroit, Michigan; corn fields and trees in background.

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Nashawannuck Mfg Co. suspenders : the spirit of 1776 1876

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Image of two women in long full skirts and elaborate hats with feathers holding a framed portrait of George Washington topped with American flags and an eagle between them; each woman has one foot on a small stool with a corner of the portrait resting on a knee; decorative vines and scrolls surround the manufacturer's name; lion holding flag with "N" for Nashawannuck Manufacturing Company with motto, "Trade mark. Labor omnia vincit." in small circular frame at bottom center.

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1776. Centennial fourth. 1876

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