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The centennial - balloon view of the grounds

Description: Image of an aerial view of the buildings for the United States Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876 with captions, including the Main Exhibition Building, Machinery Building, Printing Presses, Horticultural Hall, and U.S. Government Exhibition Building; a hot air balloon is visible at top right; Delaware and Schuylkill rivers visible along top edge; city of Pennsylvania in the distance.
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Date: 30 September 1876
Call number: priJLC_FAIR_001735
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)

Horticultural Hall. Grand United States Centennial Exhibition 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

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Image of the exterior of the Horticultural Hall building for the United States Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; several men and women visible walking outside the building.

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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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Birds eye view of the Centennial buildings and grounds

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Image of an elevated landscape view of Fairmount Park and the buildings and grounds of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; with trees, grass, and shrubs in the foreground and pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages walking along paths towards and among the buildings including Horticultural Hall, the Main Building, Memorial Hall, Agricultural Hall, Judges' Hall, Women's Pavilion, Machinery Hall, and the United States Government Building, with the rooftops of the city of Philadelphia in the background.

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Birds eye view of the centennial buildings and grounds

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Map of the centennial grounds. Philadelphia, 1876

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Image of a map showing the ground plan for the buildings and streets of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in 1876 in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the map is labeled with detailed names of buildings, streets, railroad lines, exhibits, and landmarks ranging from the specific exhibition halls to urinals, refreshment and food stands, and fountains such as the "Sons of Temperance Drinking Fountain"; the grounds are bordered by the reservoir off of Belmont Drive, the Schuylkill River, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Depot on Elm Avenue.

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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.

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The centennial - balloon view of the grounds

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