Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:
Centennial Exhibits, n.d.
File — Drawer 7.5
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates:
n.d.
Centennial Exposition, 1875
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.
Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
Dates:
1875
Centennial Model, n.d.
File — Drawer 7.5
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates:
n.d.
Centennial State Buildings, n.d.
File — Drawer 7.5
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates:
n.d.
Executive Committee report to the Fairmount Park Commission regarding the International Exhibition Company's license for a permanent exhibition following the Centennial, 1880 January 10
Item — Drawer 8.2
Dates:
1880 January 10
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.002
Abstract
In the early part of the nineteenth century, Philadelphia City Council took action to protect the purity of public water. This involved the acquisition of property on the banks of the Schuylkill River in order to eliminate polluting waste that had previously been generated by various industrial sites along the river. The City’s newly acquired property was dedicated to the health and enjoyment of the citizens of Philadelphia, and became known as Fairmount Park. The Fairmount Park Commission...
Dates:
1860-2011
Fairmount Park System, Centennial Exposition: Building restoration - Centennial Comfort Stations, 1979, 1999, 2006, 2010-2012
File — Drawer 8.2
Scope and Contents
Includes 2006 report Exterior Envelope Assessments by S. Harris & Co.
Dates:
1979; 1999; 2006; 2010-2012
Fairmount Park System, Centennial Exposition: Drawing collection - including inventory of architectural drawings and topographic plans, 1876, 1939-1954, 1989, n.d.
File — Drawer 8.2
Dates:
1876; 1939-1954; 1989; n.d.