SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY
1876 PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION
EXP876.1ab (191)

All photographs in this album are half stereopticon views unless indicated by *.

Abbreviations used:

AA Art Annex
AH Agricultural Hall
GB U.S. Government Building
HH Horticultural Hall
MB Machinery Building
MEB Main Exhibition Building
MH Memorial Hall

Main Exhibition Building 1* Grounds from Massachusetts? State Building looking east. New York State Building at right. U.S. Signal Service exhibit, the David elevating signal tower, at left. MEB in background. (923)
Main Exhibition Building 2* MEB. Southeast corner from 41st Street. (1020)
Horticultural Hall 3* HH. East side. (1071)
Exhibition Grounds 4 Exhibition grounds from 24th Ward Reservoir looking south.
Main Exhibition Building 5 MEB. North entrance from Empire Transport Company building.
Horticultural Hall 6 HH. Looking east.
Arm and torch 7 Arm and torch of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty.
Rodman guns 8 Rodman guns on east side of GB, looking south.
Fountain Avenue 9 Fountain Avenue. GB at left.
Fountain 10 Fountain of the Jordan L. Mott Iron Works, New York. East of HH. (2197)
Lake from Machinery Building 11 Lake from MB. GB in background. (947)
Exhibition Grounds 12 Grounds near Mott Fountain.
Horticulture grounds 13 Horticulture grounds. MB in background.
Belmont Avenue 14 Belmont Avenue looking north. Bartholdi's Fountain in foreground. (1879)
Agricultural Hall 15 AH and the American Restaurant from Horticulture grounds. (603)
Exhibition Grounds 16 Grounds from Judges' Pavilion. (535)
Agricultural Avenue bridge 17 Agricultural Avenue bridge from ravine.
Waterfall 18 Waterfall in Fairmount Park grounds.
King Iron Bridge 19 King Iron Bridge.
U.S. Governmant Building 20 GB from MB. (881)
Lake 21 Lake from near Rowell Newspaper Building. (2146)
Horticultural Hall 22 HH from Fountain Avenue.
Avenue of the Republic 23 Avenue of the Republic looking east from MB.
Bartholdi Fountain 24 Bartholdi Fountain. (1964)
Pennsylvania State Building 25 Pennsylvania State Building from MB.
Schuylkill River 26 Schuylkill River from HH. (837)
Machinery Building 27 MB from MEB. Bartholdi Fountain in foreground.
Horticultural Hall 28 HH looking east. (1825)
Grounds 29 Grounds looking northwest from MEB.
State buildings 30 State buildings. New Hampshire Day. (2099)
Fountain Avenue 31 Fountain Avenue from Agricultural Avenue. Women's Pavilion at right.
Locomotive 'John Bull' 32 Locomotive 'John Bull' on track west of MEB. (1849)
Massachusetts State Building 33 Massachusetts State Building from New York State Building. (768)
Lake 34 Lake. North entrance of MB in background. (2145)
GB and Women's Pavilion 35 GB and Women's Pavilion from Agricultural Avenue.
  36* Sculpture "The Birth of Cupid" by A. Itasse, France. In AA.
  37* Sculpture "Joy" by Raimondo Pereda. In AA.
Memorial Hall 38 MH. Opening Day, May 10, 1876.
Main Exhibition Building 39 MEB. East entrance from Bartholdi Square.
Main Exhibition Building 40 MEB. East entrance. Opening Day, May 10, 1876.
Main Exhibition Building 41 MEB. East Entrance from atop Pennsylvania Railroad depot.
Main Exhibition Building 42 MEB. East entrance looking north.
Memorial Hall 43 MH. Entrance looking west. West End Passenger Railway Company train in foreground. (1017)
Main Exhibition Building 44 MEB. East entrance looking north across Bartholdi Square. (1290?)
Main Exhibition Building 45 MEB. North side looking east.
Horticultural Hall 46 HH. East entrance?
Horticultural Hall 47 HH. East side looking southwest. (702)
Agricultural Hall 48 AH. South side looking northwest. West End Passenger Railway Company train in foreground. (1021)
Agricultural Hall 49 AH. South entrance looking northwest.
Locomotive 50 Baltimore & Ohio exhibit of 1835 locomotive in front of Maryland State Building.
Vermont State Building 51 Vermont State Building.
New York State Building 52 New York State Building
California State Building 53 California State Building.
British Government Building 54 British Government Building.
Brazilian Building 55 Brazilian Building. (217?)
Japanese Building 56 Japanese Building.
Board of Finance Building 57 Board of Finance Building. South side looking northwest. December 25, 1875? (40)
Iowa State Building 58 Iowa State Building. (765?)
Swedish School house 59 Swedish School house.
Connecticut cottage? 60 Connecticut cottage?
Mississippi State Building 61 Mississippi State Building.
Wisconsin State Building 62 Wisconsin State Building.
Kindergarten 63 Kindergarten. (2185)
Ohio State Building 64 Ohio State Building. (729)
New Jersey Building 65 New Jersey State Building.
Women's Pavilion 66 Women's Pavilion. (1711)
U.S. Government Building 67 GB looking east. (1875)
Log cabin 68 Log cabin on Agricultural Avenue. (557)
Fairmount Park 69 Fairmount Park. Tower and arch at waterworks. (30)
  70* Sculpture "The Telegram of Love" by Emanuele Caroni. In AA.
  71* Sculpture "Fleeting Time" by Donato Barcaglia. In AA.
U.S. chemical exhibit 72 MEB. U.S. chemical exhibit.
German exhibit 73 MEB. German exhibit
Chinese exhibit 74 MEB. Chinese exhibit.
U.S. exhibits 75 MEB. U.S. exhibits.
Chinese exhibit 76 MEB. West gallery looking northeast. Chinese exhibit in foreground. (815)
Norwegian exhibit 77 MEB. West gallery looking east. Norwegian exhibit in foreground. (1435)
British exhibit 78 MEB. British exhibit looking north.
German exhibit 79 MEB. German exhibit looking northwest.
U.S. chemical exhibit 80 MEB. U.S. chemical exhibit.
German exhibit 81 MEB. German exhibit looking northeast.
U.S. silk exhibit 82 MEB. U.S. silk exhibit in foreground.
U.S. exhibit 83 MEB. U.S. exhibit. (1899)
British exhibit 84 MEB. British exhibit looking northwest.
British exhibit 85 MEB. Looking south from British exhibit.
Belgium exhibit 86 MB. Verviers of Belgium exhibit. (1599)
Machinery Building 87 MB. North Avenue from east entrance. (960)
Machiney Building 88 MB. Southwest area. Agricultural machinery near Lovegrove & Company, Philadelphia, exhibit.
Machinery Building 89 MB. From west end. (599)
Hydraulic exhibit 90 MB. Hydraulic exhibit 'The Cataract'.
Krupp cannon 91 MB. South nave. German exhibit looking west. Krupp cannon in foreground.
Horticultural Hall 92 HH. Floral Hall?
Horticultural Hall 93 HH. Floral Hall?
Horticultural Hall 94 HH. From the west end. (912)
Art Annex 95 AA. Interior.
British exhibit 96 AH. Looking north from British exhibit.
Rhenish sparkling wine exhibit 97 AH. Rhenish sparkling wine exhibit in foreground.
The old mill 98 AH. The old mill.
Courtland Fountain 99 AH. Courtland Fountain. (774)
U.S.S Constitution 100 GB. Navy Department exhibits. U.S.S. Constitution in foreground.
Lighthouse exhibit 101 GB. Navy Department exhibits. Lighthouse exhibit in foreground.
Women's Pavilion 102 Women's Pavilion. Looking from the Canadian exhibit to the Japanese exhibit in background.
Bust of Washington 103 Sculpture in vestibule of MH: Bust of Washington by Pietro Guarnerio. (1458)
Main Exhibition Building, Main Avenue 104* MEB. Main Avenue looking east. Norwegian exhibit at left. (1184)
Floral Hall 105* HH. Floral Hall from west gallery. (913)
  106 Sculpture "First Sensation of Cold Water" by Emanuele Caroni? In AA.
  107 Sculpture of seated nude woman with crucifix around neck, rose lei in right hand and Greek mask at feet. In AA.
  108 Sculpture "Joy" by Raimondo Pereda. In AA.
  109 Sculpture "A Child's Grief" by Raimondo Pereda. In AA.
  110 Sculpture "Love's Net" by Raimondo Pereda? In AA.
  111 Sculpture "Thetis thinking how she may regain the birthright of her son Achilles" by P.F. Connelly, U.S. In AA.
  112 Sculpture "Angelic Love" by Giulio Bergonzoli. In AA.
  113 Sculpture "Pretense and Sympathy" by Raimondo Pereda. In AA.
  114 Sculpture "Blind Man's Bluff" by Francesco Barzaghi. In AA. (1122)
  115 Sculpture "Fleeting Time" by Donato Barcaglia. In AA.
  116 Sculpture "The First Step" by E. Trombetta? In AA. (1151)
  117 Sculpture "The Water Babies" by Marshall S. Gould. In AA.
  118 Sculpture "Love's Net" by Raimondo Pereda? In AA.
  119 Sculpture of Venus? with peacock. In AA.
  120 Sculpture "The Forced Prayer" by Pietro Guarnerio. In AA.
  121 Sculpture "Rejected" or "The Discarded" by Andrea Malfatti. In AA.
  122 Sculpture "Farfalla" by Coroni. In AA.
  123 Sculpture "The White Rose" by Pietro Guarnerio. In AA.
  124 Sculpture of woman holding hem of dress in right hand ("Preparing for Bed" type). In AA.
  125 Sculpture "Cupid" (sculptor unknown). In AA. (1268)
  126 Sculpture "The Birth of Cupid" by A. Itasse, France. In AA.
  127 Sculpture "First Sensation of Cold Water" by Emanuele Caroni? In AA.
  128 Gallery of AA. Sculpture "A Child's Grief" by Raimondo Pereda at left.
  129 Sculpture in AA: "Angelic Love" by Giulio Bergonzoli; "Ruth" by Pasquale Romanelli; "Bathing Girl" by Antonio Tantordini; "Eagle Attacking a Turkey" by Innocente Pandiani.
  130 Sculpture in AA: "The Birth of Cupid" by A. Itasse, France; "Vanity" by Guglielmo Bracony?; "The Forced Prayer" by Pietro Guarnerio.
  131 Sculpture in AA: "Angelic Love" by Giulio Bergonzoli at left.
  132 Sculpture "The Telegram of Love" by Emanuele Caroni. In AA.
  133 Sculpture "Love's Net" by Raimondo Pereda? and others. In AA.
  134 Sculpture in AA: "Dancing boys" by Antonio Frilli; "Young Girl Crying"?; "Phrynne Before the Judges" by Francesco Barzaghi; "Last Days of Pompeii" by Pietro Guarnerio.
  135 Sculpture in AA: "Love's Messenger" or "The Telegram of Love" by Emanuele Caroni; "The Birth of Cupid" by A. Itasse, France; "Vanity" by Guglielmo Bracony?; "The Forced Prayer" by Pietro Guarnerio.
  136 Sculpture "Soap Ball" by Donata Barcaglia. In AA.
  137 Sculpture in AA: "Pretense and Sympathy" by Raimondo Pereda; "The Finding of Moses" by Francesco Barzaghi; "The Orphans" by Raimondo Pereda?
  138* Sculpture "Preparing for Bed" (sculptor unknown). In AA.
  139* Sculpture "The Forced Prayer" by Pietro Guarnerio. In AA.
Margaret Foley's fountain 140 HH. Margaret Foley's fountain. Center of main conservatory.
Courtland Fountain 141 AA. Courtland Fountain.
Russian hut 142 AH. Russian hut.
Corliss Engine 143 MB. Corliss Engine.
Bedstead 144 MB. Bedstead in Chinese exhibit.
Austria exhibit 145 MEB. F.A. Sarg & Son, Liesing, Austria, exhibit (candles, etc.)
Religious statuary 146 MEB. Unidentified exhibit of Dept. II, Class 206 (terracotta religious statuary).
Rose display in Chinese exhibit 147 MEB. Rose display in Chinese exhibit.
148 MEB. Main entrance to Chinese exhibit. Chilean exhibit in background.
Collection of Egyptian musical instruments 149 MEB? Collection of Egyptian musical instruments.
Swedish exhibit 150 MEB. Swedish exhibit looking northeast to Victoria exhibit.
Fossil casts 151 AH. Henry A. Ward, Rochester, NY, exhibit (fossil casts).
Bohemian glass exhibit 152 MEB. Bohemian glass exhibit, Austrian section. (2010)
Interior of Japanese Bazaar 153 Interior of Japanese Bazaar? (North of building of the Department of Public Comfort).
Award medal - Reverse 154 Award medal - Reverse. (2195)
Award medal - Obverse 155 Award medal - Obverse.
Washington's Carriage 156 Washington's Carriage. Outside Carriage Annex?
Bedroom furniture 157 MEB. Hert & Company, New York, exhibit (bedroom furniture). (2156)
Carved oak pulpit 158 Carved oak pulpit by Snyers, Rang & Company, Belgium.
Argentine Republic exhibit 159 AH. Argentine Republic exhibit. (2321)
Chinese porcelain exhibit 160 MEB. Chinese porcelain exhibit.
Mount Washington Glass Works exhibit 161 MEB. Mount Washington Glass Works, New Bedford, MA, exhibit.
Viti's alabastar vases 162 MEB. Viti's alabaster vases.
Hawaiian Island exhibit 163 MEB. Hawaiian Island exhibit. (412)
Egyptian exhibit 164 MEB. Egyptian exhibit.
Moors and Moorish furniture 165 MEB. Moors and Moorish furniture. (2379)
Altar display 166 MEB. Altar display.
Potted palms 167 HH. Potted palms.
Viti's alabaster vases 168 MEB. Viti's alabaster vases. (2060)
Three women 169 Living tableau of three women dressed in the style of the 1830's. Location unknown (possibly log cabin on Agricultural Avenue).
Award medal - Obverse 170 Award medal - Obverse.
Unidentified Chinese mandarin 171 Unidentified Chinese mandarin.
Lemon? tree 172 HH. Lemon? tree.
Ferns in Floral Hall 173 HH. Ferns in Floral Hall. (285)
Corliss Engine 174 MB. Corliss Engine. (496)
Religious statuary 175 MEB. Unidentified display of Dept. II, Class 206 (terracotta religious statuary).
Prof. Widdows 176 MEB. Prof. Widdows and Centennial chimes in loft. (2168)
Artificial? flower display 177 Artificial? flower display. Location unknown.
European bison? 178 European bison? Location unknown.
Italian exhibit 179 AH. Italian exhibit.
Spanish Court 180 AH. Entrance to Spanish Court.
Egyptian crocodile 181 MEB. Crocodile in Egyptian section.
Mrs. Maxell's Rocky Mountains exhibit 182 Kansas-Colorado State Building. Mrs. Maxwell's Rocky Mountains exhibit. (891?)
Mrs. Maxwell's Rocky Mountains exhibit 183 Kansas-Colorado State Building. Mrs. Maxwell's Rocky Mountains exhibit.
Bohemian glass exhibit 184 MEB. Bohemian glass exhibit, Austro-Hungarian section.
Unidentified ceramic exhibit 185 MEB. Unidentified ceramic exhibit.
Porcelain exhibit 186 MEB. Porcelain exhibit, Austro-Hungarian section.
Portuguese section 187 MEB. Portuguese section. (2256)
Italian section 188 MEB. Italian section. (1454)
Laplander in his sledge 189 MEB? Laplander in his sledge, Swedish exhibit.
Ebony cabinet 190 Ebony cabinet inlaid with ivory and mother-of-pearl, Egyptian Court.
Pulpit by F. & H. Schroeder 191 MEB. Pulpit by F. & H. Schroeder.

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