Image of the exhibition building for the Tradesmen's Industrial Institute first exposition held in 1875, with pedestrians, people in horse-drawn vehicles, and people on horseback visible outside the building; lower image of an aerial view of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers, with several bridges and steamships visible around the city; officers and executive committee members are listed at either side in decorative frames. Images in this print have separate copyrights. The top image is copyright 1875 and the bottom image is copyright 1874. "Ed M. Butz, Architect, 64 Federal St. Allegheny, Pa. : View of Exhibition Building / Copy Righted 1875, by the Tradsmens Industrial Institute : Otto Krebs, Lith. 39 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa."--text, bottom margin of upper image. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1874 by Otto Krebs in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. : View of Pittsburgh & Allegheny. : Otto Krebs lith. Pittsburgh."--text, bottom margin of lower image. "Twelve acres exhibiting space. Competition open to the world. / First exposition will open October 7th & close November 6th 1875. / Open for the reception of goods from September 15th to October 5th 1875."--text, center between images. "Presented by A.J. Nellis & Co. ... Pittsburgh, PA."--text, bottom left and right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 61.28 x 76.2 cm (24 1/8 x 30 in.)
Allegheny (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Pictorial works Exhibition buildings--Pictorial works Exhibitions--Pictorial works Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Pictorial works Rivers--Pictorial works Steamboats--Pictorial works Tradesmen's Industrial Institute A.J. Nellis & Co Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Place
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fairs & Expositions Large Size General Fairs and Expositions The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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