Aubrun, Louis, artist.
Bird's eye view. Centennial International Exhibition. Fairmount Park. Philadelphia. 1876. [graphic] / Aubrun; Designed by Theodore Poleni.
Philadelphia: Pub. by Thos. Hunter, lithographer, 716 Filbert St., c1875.
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Bird's eye view looking toward East Fairmount Park showing the proposed buildings on the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Shows the English Commissioners Building, U.S. Government Building, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, Ladies' Pavilion, Judge's Hall, Horticultural Hall, offices, Photographic Hall, Art Gallery, and the Main Building. Also shows fountains, the Total Catholic Abstinence Fountain, and the Columbia Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River. Figures representing fair visitors populate the view. Also contains the dimensions (length, width, and area in feet and acres) of the buildings in the lower left corner. Key to buildings printed below the image. Many of the buildings were designed by Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit, and Joseph M. Wilson.
Philadelphia on Stone
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Medium Society Prints - Centennial - Bird's Eye Views
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings.
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Columbia Railroad Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1870-1880. gmgpc
Poleni, T. (Theodore), 1834-1889?, artist.
Hunter, Thomas, printer.
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect.
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect.
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