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Title
Bird's eye view of the International Exhibition, 1876. Fairmount Park. Philadelphia
Creator
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909, printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1875
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of an aerial view of the buildings for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; river and bridges visible in the distance.
"Photo-lith. by Julius Bien. N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875. By Sydney Smirke."--text, bottom center margin. "Projected by Sydney Smirke, for drawings of the / Architects & Engineers of the U.S. Commission."--text, bottom left margin. Single-color print.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 49.53 x 68.9 cm (19 1/2 x 27 1/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_FAIR_001723
407806
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/3118
Subject
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works
Exhibition buildings--Pictorial works
Smirke, Sydney, 1798-1877
Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Views. (gmgpc)
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Fairs & Expositions
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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