Image of a certificate memorializing a visit to the United States Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; image of four allegorical goddess figures reclining at center with symbols of American progress around and behind them, including a union shield, sheaves of grain, a plow and scythe, fruit, mechanical cogs, a caduceus, factories, and ships; images of the Agricultural Hall, Memorial Hall, Main Building, and Machinery Hall in each corner; portraits of Presidents George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant at left and right in decorative grapevine frame; seal of the Centennial Certificate Bureau of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that depicts a bald eagle standing on a shield of stars and stripes; signatures of Pennsylvania governor John F. Hartranft, mayor of Philadelphia William S. Stokley, and President Ulysses S. Grant. "Designed & Engrd. by the Major & Knapp Engr. Mf'g. & Lith. Co. New York."--text, bottom right margin. "Copyright 1876 by R. Murphy."--text, bottom center margin. "Key of emblematic figures: North, South, East & West."--text, bottom left margin. "Superintendent."--text, bottom center of image. "Issued to the school children of the Republic to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America and their success in the practical application of the principles of Free Republican Government and to remind the Youth of our Country that it is their duty to keep unimpaired the institutions handed down to them from their Fathers ... Given under our hand at the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one thousand eight hundred and seventy six."--text, portions of certificate, printed.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 36.83 x 30.32 cm (14 1/2 x 11 15/16 in.)
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Eagles--Pictorial works Exhibition buildings--Pictorial works Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885--Pictorial works Hartranft, John F., 1830-1889 Stokley, William Strumberg, 1823-1902 Washington, George, 1732-1799--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Certificates. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fairs & Expositions Large Size United States Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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