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United States centennial commission. International exhibition, 1876 Philadelphia

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Description
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.
Type
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Date
1876
Call number
priJLC_FAIR_004527
Creator
Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Associated people
Ackermann, Emil F., (1840-)
Ames, Daniel T. (1826-1909.)
Aubrun, Louis. (1808-)
Benecke, Theodore. (1823-1898.)
Bentzen, B. M. (approximately 1828-approximately 1894.)
Bien, Julius, (1821 or 1822-1883.)
Bourquin, F. (1824-approximately 1877.)
Chapin, Will E. (1813-1873.)
Church (1813 or 1814-1882.)
Curran, M. E.
Davis, Theodore R.
Haddock, John A.,
Hunter, Thomas,
Remacle, A.
Krebs, Otto.
Meyer, Gustav
Miller, James,
Murphy, John L.
Olsen, Alex A.
Queen, Jas.
Schile, H.
Telbin, William,
Thornton, Chester.
Walker, Edmund,
Weingartner, A.
Wheaton, W. F.
Associated organizations
A. Brown & Co.
American Bank Note Company.
Armstrong & Co. (Boston, Mass.)
Banks & Co.
Breuker & Kessler Co.
Centennial Photographic Co.
Colby Poster Printing Co.
Cosack & Co.
Crosscup & West.
Currier & Ives.
Day & Son.
Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
Ed. W. Welcke & Bro.
Ehrgott & Krebs.
Fair Pub. House.
George Stinson & Co.
Gilbert & Rivington.
Gillin & Nagle.
Goupil & Cie.
Harper & Brothers.
Heliotype Printing Co.
Julius Bien & Co.
Kurz & Allison.
Leighton Bros. (London, England)
Lloyd Brothers & Co.
Los Angeles Times (Firm)
Majestic Poster Press.
Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co.
Matthews-Northrup Company.
Nagel & Weingärtner.
National Publishing Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
New England Lithographic Co.
Ohio.
Orcutt Litho Co.
P.S. Duval & Son.
R. Hoe & Company.
Rand McNally and Company.
Riverside Press (Cambridge, Mass.)
Riverside Printing Company.
Russell & Morgan Printing Company.
Schmidt Litho. Co.
Southern Lith. Co.
Tappan & Bradford.
United States.
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