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1776. Centennial International Exhibition, 1876. History of the United States
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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.
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The official catalogue of the United States International Exhibition 1876
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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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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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The United States Centennial International Exhibition
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Image of a United States Centennial Exhibition stock certificate with the goddess Columbia at top center surrounded by muses and women in ethnic costumes bearing gifts; an American eagle is flanked by bust sculptures of Presidents George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant at center; working men and Native American Indians portrayed at left to represent 1776; soldiers, and African American man reading, a man with a sewing machine, and a sailor holding a model sailboat at left to represent 1876; three historical vignettes along the bottom portraying a farming scene with machinery, a train, and a steamboat, the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, and a scene with a windmill and an American Indian man sitting on a log with smoking factories in the background; seal of the Centennial Board of Finance at lower center; certificate is signed by Centennial Board of Finance president John Welsh and treasurer Frederick Fraley.
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The United States Centennial International Exhibition
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Image of a United States Centennial Exhibition stock certificate with the goddess Columbia at top center surrounded by muses and women in ethnic costumes bearing gifts; an American eagle is flanked by bust sculptures of Presidents George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant at center; working men and Native American Indians portrayed at left to represent 1776; soldiers, and African American man reading, a man with a sewing machine, and a sailor holding a model sailboat at left to represent 1876; three historical vignettes along the bottom portraying a farming scene with machinery, a train, and a steamboat, the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, and a scene with a windmill and an American Indian man sitting on a log with smoking factories in the background; seal of the Centennial Board of Finance at lower center; certificate is signed by Centennial Board of Finance president John Welsh and treasurer Frederick Fraley.
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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.
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