FP.2019.007. The Centennial Exhibition and Sesquicentennial Exposition
Record Group
Identifier: FP.2019.007
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE COLLECTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN THE ENTIRETY OF OUR MATERIALS RELATED TO THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION NOR THE SESQUICENTENNIAL EXPOSITION --------- These collections have been classified together as they are each solely dedicated to documenting the Centennial Exhibition and/or the Sesquicentennial Exposition.
Nearly every collection housed in the FPHRA includes materials relating to the Centennial Exhibition and/or the Sesquicentennial Exposition. Please use the search bar to identify related materials included in our other collections.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Centennial Exhibition Plans and Drawings Collection
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.005
Abstract
The Centennial Exhibition, officially designated the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine, marked the first World’s Fair to be held in the United States. While it was an international event, the theme of the fair was clearly American as the impetus to hold the event was the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the achievement of American independence. Operating from May 10th to November 10th, 1876, the fair hosted...
Dates:
circa 1876
John Meehan Sesquicentennial Exposition Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: FP.2016.001
Dates:
1925-1926
Wilford Collection of Centennial Exhibition and Sesquicentennial Exposition Materials
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.006
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of various items that were produced to memorialize the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 and the Sesquicentennial exposition of 1926. The collection includes programs, photographic records, catalogs and souvenirs.
Dates:
1876-1877; 1926-1927; 1974