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 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
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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_001732
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Image of the exterior of the Art Gallery building for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; pedestrians visible in front of the hall in a park-like setting.
priJLC_FAIR_001730
Visual Materials
Image of the exterior of the Art Gallery building for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles, and people on horseback visible in front of the hall in a park-like setting; fountain at right.
priJLC_FAIR_001728
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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.
priJLC_FAIR_001747
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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.
priJLC_FAIR_001737