Historic Map - Philadelphia, PA - Centennial Exhibition - 1876
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View of Centennial Exhibition grounds, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P.A., 1876 / drawn & published by Theo. R. Davis, Harper & Brothers.
This reproduction balloon-view of the Centennial Exhibition grounds at Philadelphia was drawn by Theo. R. Davis from photographs by R. Newell & Sons and published by Harper & Brothers in 1876.
The image labels all Centennial, state, national and foreign buildings of the celebration and indicates restaurants. The Centennial Exposition of 1876 is considered the first world’s fair. It took six years of planning the exposition that would celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence one hundred years prior.
The fair was officially titled International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine and was located northwest of Philadelphia along the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park.
The fair, with no federal government funding, opened May 10, with a gala ceremony attended by President Grant and Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro and their wives. Historic portrayals were depicted along with future innovations. Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone was displayed, as well as the Remington Typewriter.
The Statue of Liberty’s right arm and torch was proudly featured and visitors could ascend a ladder to the torch’s balcony. Among the British displays were the high wheel bikes produced by Bayless Thomas & Rudge. George H. Corliss of Rhode Island displayed his Rumford Prize winning Corliss Steam Engine. He also contributed to the success of the fair by installing one of his fourteen horsepower engines to power the entire machinery exhibition building.
The fair closed on November 10, with 10,164,489 total visitors having been reported to have attended.
The image from 1876 includes lively scenes of fair activity, celebratory streets and avenues and exhibition halls. The Schuylkill River is depicted in the distance with Philadelphia in the background while a balloon is shown aloft overhead.
This reproduction balloon-view of the Centennial Exhibition grounds at Philadelphia was drawn by Theo. R. Davis from photographs by R. Newell & Sons and published by Harper & Brothers in 1876.
The image labels all Centennial, state, national and foreign buildings of the celebration and indicates restaurants. The Centennial Exposition of 1876 is considered the first world’s fair. It took six years of planning the exposition that would celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence one hundred years prior.
The fair was officially titled International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine and was located northwest of Philadelphia along the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park.
The fair, with no federal government funding, opened May 10, with a gala ceremony attended by President Grant and Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro and their wives. Historic portrayals were depicted along with future innovations. Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone was displayed, as well as the Remington Typewriter.
The Statue of Liberty’s right arm and torch was proudly featured and visitors could ascend a ladder to the torch’s balcony. Among the British displays were the high wheel bikes produced by Bayless Thomas & Rudge. George H. Corliss of Rhode Island displayed his Rumford Prize winning Corliss Steam Engine. He also contributed to the success of the fair by installing one of his fourteen horsepower engines to power the entire machinery exhibition building.
The fair closed on November 10, with 10,164,489 total visitors having been reported to have attended.
The image from 1876 includes lively scenes of fair activity, celebratory streets and avenues and exhibition halls. The Schuylkill River is depicted in the distance with Philadelphia in the background while a balloon is shown aloft overhead.
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