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International Exhibition Philadelphia. U.S.A. 1876.
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- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.), host institution.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works.
- Centennial Exhibition.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- [4] pages, [10] leaves of plates : chiefly illustrated ; 50 x 69 cm
- Manufacture:
- [New York] : Photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia?] : [publisher not identified], [1875]
- Summary:
- Four pages of text illustrated with plans describing eight buildings (Main Exhibition Building, Art Gallery, Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall, Agricultural Hall, Judges' Hall, U.S. Government Building, and Women's Pavilion) at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition (Philadelphia, Pa.), followed by ten leaves of lithographed plates (a situation plan, a "bird's eye view" of the grounds, and individual depictions of those eight buildings).
- Contents:
- Description and ground plans of the buildings of the International Exhibition : Philadelphia, 1876 / entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1875, by Schwarzmann & Pohl
- Situation plan : International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park Philadelphia / photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Bird's eye view International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park : Philadelphia / projected by Sydney Smirke, from drawings of the architects & engineers of the U.S. Commission ; entered according to act of Congress in the year 1875 by Sydney Smirke ; photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Main Building International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park : Philadelphia / H. Pettit and Jos. M. Wilson, engineers and architects ; entered according to act of Congress in the year 1875 by Schwarzmann and Pohl ; photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Art Gallery, International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park : Philadelphia / published by G. Meyer 1100 Chestnut St. Phila. ; entered according to act of Congress in the year 1875 by Schwarzmann and Pohl, architects ; photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Machinery Hall International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park : Philadelphia / H. Pettit and Jos. M. Wilson, engineers and architects ; entered according to act of Congress in the year 1875 by Schwarzmann and Pohl, architects ; photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Horticultural Hall International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park : Philadelphia / published by G. Meyer 1100 Chestnut St. Phila. ; entered according to act of Congress in the year 1875 by Schwarzmann and Pohl, architects ; photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Agricultural Hall International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park : Philadelphia / James H. Windrim, architect ; entered according to act of Congress in the year 1875 by Schwarzmann and Pohl ; photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Judges' Hall International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park : Philadelphia / Schwarzmann & Pohl, architects ; entered according to act of Congress in the year 1875 by Schwarzmann and Pohl architects ; photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- U.S. Government Building International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park : Philadelphia / James H. Windrim, architect ; entered according to act of Congress in the year 1875 by Schwarzmann and Pohl, architects ; photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Women's Pavilion International Exhibition, 1876 : Fairmount Park : Philadelphia / Schwarzmann & Pohl, architects ; entered according to act of Congress in the year 1875 by Schwarzmann and Pohl, architects ; photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Notes:
- Cover title.
- Two plates have imprint: Published by G. Meyer 1100 Chestnut St. Phila.
- Copyright of text and eight plates assigned 1875 to Schwarzmann and Pohl; copyright of one plate assigned 1875 to Sydney Smirke. One plate without copyright statement.
- All plates signed: Photo-lith. by Julius Bien, N.Y.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Portfolio RBC 2026 51 purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2021 from William Reese Company. Dated 19th-century manuscript inscription ("To Count d'Oultremont Commissioner of Belgium with the compliments of H.J. Schwarzmann Chief Engineer of the Centennial Grounds Architect of the Permanent Buildings Philadelphia November 27th 1876") recording the gift of this volume to Comte Adrien-Eugène-Paul d'Oultremont (1828-1898) from Hermann Joseph Schwarzmann on 27 November 1876 in Philadelphia, Pa. on blank leaf following front free endpaper.
- OCLC:
- 1582503764
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