Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of the goddess Columbia seated with a laurel wreath in hand surrounded by American flags with an American eagle in the Union shield near her feet; portraits of the United States presidents from 1776-1876 and Revolutionary War generals curve around the central image of Columbia; an aerial view of the buildings for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876 at top center with closer views of Independence Hall, the Bunker Hill Monument, and Faneuil Hall inset; contrasting vignettes of a Revolutionary War battlefield and a prosperous agrarian and industrial scene captioned "The Struggle for Liberty" and "Peace and Prosperity" at lower left and right.
priJLC_FAIR_001734
Visual Materials
Image of a 4-page folded advertisement for the official catalogue of the United States Centennial Exhibition held from "May 10th to November 10th 1876" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; six images of exhibition building exteriors, including the Main Exhibition Building, Horticultural Hall, Agricultural Hall, Art Gallery, Machinery Hall, and Women's Pavilion; two medallions on first page with the goddess Columbia in representations from 1776 and 1876.
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Visual Materials
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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Visual Materials
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
Visual Materials
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_001732
Visual Materials
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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