Album of engravings, [ca. 1870-ca. 1880].

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Album of engravings, [ca. 1870-ca. 1880].

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Features engravings of the Centennial Exhibition and views of cities in the United States. Buildings from the centenial include the Art Gallery, Judge's Hall, Horticultural Hall, the Main Building, Agricultural Hall, the U.S. Government Building, Machinery Hall, and the Women's Pavilion. All views are of exteriors in color and were executed by L. Aubrun. Also represented are engraving of the Schuylkill Water Works, Tallulah Falls, Kingston on Lake Ontario, Putnam, Boston and Bunker Hill, The Park and City Hall, New York, and a winter scene. Handwritten text in the beginning of the volume relays the Brinckle family visit to the Centennial. The volume bears a stationers label from Pilot Duval in Paris.

1 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 x 23 cm.

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Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia, Pa.

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The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 marked the 100th anniversary of American freedom. The celebration took place in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10 and attracted over eight million visitors. The exhibition spread across 450 acres of ground in Fairmont Park and consisted of over 200 buildings. Planning for the event began in 1870, and in 1871, Congress established the United States Centennial Commission to plan and run the exhibition. The following year saw the incorporation of the Centenni...

Brincklé, Gertrude

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Brinckle family.

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Aubrun, Louis

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