Image of a map showing the ground plan for the buildings and streets of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in 1876 in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the map is labeled with detailed names of buildings, streets, railroad lines, exhibits, and landmarks ranging from the specific exhibition halls to urinals, refreshment and food stands, and fountains such as the "Sons of Temperance Drinking Fountain"; the grounds are bordered by the reservoir off of Belmont Drive, the Schuylkill River, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Depot on Elm Avenue. Date based on item title. "Gillin & Nagle, Lith. 230 & 232 S 5th St. Philada."--text, bottom right margin. "Scale 267 Feet to 1 Inch."--text, upper left of map.
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1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 42.55 x 56.52 cm (16 3/4 x 22 1/4 in.)
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