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  • The official history of the centennial exhibition

    The official history of the centennial exhibition

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    Image of an advertisement for a history of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; nine images of the exhibition halls with views of the interiors and exteriors surround text describing the publication and soliciting for agents to sell it.

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  • 1776. Centennial fourth. 1876

    1776. Centennial fourth. 1876

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    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.

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  • Centennial exposition of American presidents

    Centennial exposition of American presidents

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    Image of a group of portraits of United States presidents until 1876 in celebration of the United States Centennial: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant; presentation of the Declaration of Independence to Congress at center; bald eagle with Union shield and American flags at top center.

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    U.S. Centennial Exhibition of 1876: Pocket albums (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

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    Pocket souvenir albums containing images of exhibition buildings and other miscellaneous views in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, produced in commemoration of the United States Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Covers and manuscript inscriptions vary between album copies. American Centennial (Rand, McNally & Co., approximately 1876) – 1 copy Centennial (Koch Sons & Co., approximately 1876) – 1 copy Centennial Album (Centennial Album Co., ©1875) – 5 copies Centennial Album (H. J. Toudy & Co., approximately 1876) – 1 copy Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia (approximately 1876) – 3 copies Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia (Philip Frey & Co., approximately 1876) – 3 copies Centennial Souvenir Philadelphia (Ostheimer Bros., approximately 1876) – 4 copies Memorial of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia (Thos. Hunter, ©1876) – 10 copies

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  • Centennial Photographic Co. International Exhibition

    Centennial Photographic Co. International Exhibition

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    Image of a display of saws and files advertising the wares of E.M. Boynton at the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; a large log with a hand saw leaning against it for demonstrations sits outside of a cube-shaped booth hung with saw and cutting tools of many shapes and sizes; shield insignia with "1776 1876 Philadelphia" inscribed around it and "CPC" monogram in its center for Centennial Photographic Company in bottom center margin.

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  • The centennial. Address to the people of Ohio by the State Board of Centennial Managers

    The centennial. Address to the people of Ohio by the State Board of Centennial Managers

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    Image of a broadside with three columns of text containing a circular addressed to the "People of Ohio" from the Ohio State Board of Centennial Managers pertaining to Ohio's role in the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with sections titled "The Building," "Classification," and "The Duty of Ohio" and signed by board members Rufus P. Ranney, Rutherford B. Hayes, Edward F. Noyes, Barnabas Burns, and George W. McCook.

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