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A treatise upon selected aspects of the Great International Exhibition held in Philadelphia on the occasion of our Nation's one-hundredth birthday, with some reference to another exhibition held in Washington commemorating that epic event, and called 1876, a Centennial Exhibition / Robert C. Post, editor.
LIBRA T825.B1 N37 1976
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection T825.B1 N37 1976
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- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- National Museum of History and Technology.
- Conference Name:
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Centennial Exhibition.
- Exhibitions--Pennsylvania ǂz Philadelphia.
- Exhibitions.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Genre:
- Exhibitions (Events)
- Industrial expositions.
- World's fairs.
- World's fairs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1876.
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- 223 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm & supplement
- Other Title:
- A treatise upon selected aspects of the Great International Exhibition ...
- 1876, a Centennial Exhibition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : National Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1976.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface : the Centennial success story
- Editor's note
- Machinery Hall. Steam power
- Boilers
- Internal combustion
- Mechanical refrigeration
- Hoisting
- Machine tools
- Firefighting
- Agriculture
- Railroading
- Printing
- Electricity
- Horticultural Hall
- The Government Building. The Smithsonian Institution
- The Patent Office
- The War Department
- The Navy Department
- The Treasury Department
- Manufactures. Furniture
- Ceramics
- Glassware
- Silver
- Textiles
- Paper patterns
- Carriage and road vehicles
- Hand tools
- Books
- Scientific and surveying instruments
- Music and musical instruments
- Timekeeping devices
- Photography
- Medicine and dentistry
- Miscellany
- Memorial Hall
- The Women's Pavilion
- Foreign Nations
- State Exhibits
- Epilogue : the Arts and Industries Building
- Suggestions for further reading
- An appreciation.
- Notes:
- Cover title: 1876, a Centennial Exhibition.
- Errata slip inserted.
- Design by Mary Jourdan.
- Printed by Moore & Moore, Inc.
- Bibliography: page 215.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum circulating copy: From the Library of Aaron V. Wunsch.
- OCLC:
- 2644449
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