1876 Centennial Exhibition Stereoview Massachusetts State Building Philadelphia-image
1876 Centennial Exhibition Stereoview Massachusetts State Building Philadelphia-image
1876 Centennial Exhibition Stereoview Massachusetts State Building Philadelphia-image

1876 Centennial Exhibition Stereoview Massachusetts State Building Philadelphia

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Number of Items: 1 Material: Cardboard color: Black & White Type: Stereoview & Stereoscope Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original brand: Unbranded Vintage: Yes Image Color: Black & White Production Technique: Albumen Print Year of Production: 1876 Brand/Publisher: Unbranded Theme: Exhibitions, History Unit of Sale: Single Piece Antique: Yes Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899

Description

1876 Centennial Exhibition Stereoview Massachusetts State Building Philadelphia. Caption reads "International Exhibition, 1876" along the bottom edge with the Centennial Photographic Co. credit at the top. A period contemporary photographic record of the Centennial fairgrounds. Original albumen stereoview produced by the Centennial Photographic Co. of Philadelphia, the official photographer of the 1876 International Exhibition held in Fairmount Park. The image depicts the Massachusetts State Building, a picturesque Stick-style pavilion with a central tower, wraparound porch, and decorative trusswork — one of the state houses erected on the fairgrounds for America's first World's Fair. Caption reads "International Exhibition, 1876" along the bottom edge with the Centennial Photographic Co. credit at the top. Verso bears the printed Centennial Photographic Co. cartouche listing Wm. Notman (President), W. Irving Adams (Vice Pres.), Edward L. Wilson (Supt. & Treasurer), and J.A. Fraser (Art Superintendent), registered 1876. A period contemporary photographic record of the Centennial fairgrounds.

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