International Exhibition Building

Also known as the Centennial Exhibition. Rare

Artist: Artist Printer Unknown
Print Type: Lithograph
Date: C1875 - 1876
Publisher: M. Burt Cleveland Ohio
Origin: American
Demensions: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2"
Subject: 1st American Worlds Fair
Notes & Literature: The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to November 10, 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Officially named the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine, it was held in Fairmount Park along the Schuylkill River on fairgrounds designed by Herman J. Schwarzmann. Nearly 10 million visitors attended the exhibition and thirty-seven countries participated in it.
Condition Report: Good plus - see image. Reverse is blank
Subject References: Fairs Pennsylvania 19th Century 1776 Views Prints History Historical

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