Papers relating to the Crystal Palace Exhibition, N.Y., 1853-1876.

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Papers relating to the Crystal Palace Exhibition, N.Y., 1853-1876.

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Batchelder served as engineer and secretary to the superintendents of the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, the first international exposition held in the U.S. The collection consists of letters received, concerning the design and construction of the four acre hall built on 6th Ave., exhibits and exhibitors, awards and juries and other matters, from S.F. DuPont, Henry Greenough, Samuel F.B. Morse, Benjamin Silliman, Jr., P.T. Barnum, John H. White, and others. With reports from Bachelder to Theodore Sedgwick, a ms. floorplan of the hall, newspaper clippings, engraved views, catalogues, tickets, awards, and other printed ephemera. The collection vividly describes the advancements made in science and technology during the Industrial Revolution.

ca. 200 items in 1 v.

Boston Athenaeum

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