Research Catalog

International Exhibition, 1876

Title
International Exhibition, 1876 [graphic] / Centennial Photographic Co.
Author
Centennial Photographic Co., photographers.
Publication
Philadelphia : Centennial Photographic Co., 1876.

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Additional Authors
  • Notman, William.
  • Wilson, Edward L. (Edward Livingston), 1838-1903.
  • Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Description
514 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, b&w; 100 x 178 mm.
Summary
  • Views of the Centennial Exhibition: general views: grounds, from George's Hill showing tents at right, buildings beyond, from Main Building, from Reservoir; views of the grounds including the lake, views of arm and torch of the Statue of Liberty, view of Bartholdi's fountain, view of crowds on Pennsylvania Day, one view showing photography pavilion (?), "the Hunters' Camp," and "the Hunters' Glen"; construction views: Art Galley & Memorial Hall, showing railroad tracks, building materials and mostly finished hall with sculpture in place, Main Building, Spanish section being built, exhibits being installed, April 6, full of crates and barrels, April 16, Machinery Hall with installation begun, exterior construction, scaffolding, grounds work being done outside Japanese dwelling; Centennial Exhibition opening: the choristers, crowds, trolleys, "orators," all outside the main hall; Main Building: general interior views, the vestibule, women's pavilion, Belgian carved pulpit, Swedish section showing figures in tableaus of Swedish life, views of American glassware, Daniel's china court, the French section, exterior; Machinery Hall: general views of the interior, the Corliss engine, Italian section, Russian Dept., Austrian section, view of the building showing train platforms in the foreground; Agriculture Hall: exterior, general interior views, fountains, wind mill, Brazilian coffee exhibit, Spanish section; Horticultural Building: promenade, banana tree, other plants in Flora Hall, grounds outside.
  • Centennial Exhibition: Memorial Hall and Annex: Netherlands Dept., American Dept., Italian Dept. including individual view of the sculpture; state buildings, including view on New Hampshire Day; Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin state buildings; Kansas and Colorado building, including views of Mrs. Maxwell's Rocky Mountain Museum exhibit, with a view including Mrs. Maxwell, view of the Kansas exhibit; U.S. Government Pavilion: exterior view showing wagons and train tracks in foregound, cannons in front, N.W. coast Indian war canoe, ships models, lamp for lighthouse, sea lions; Republic Avenue, Belmont Ave., Fountain Ave. with gardens; Log cabin in Olden Times: showing women in front doing spinning and needle work and views of other tableaus of domestic life; Swedish schoolhouse; Brazilian Pavilion; German Empire Pavilion; Light house and fog horn; Japanese Bazaar; sculpture: Dying Lioness, Wolves, Lincoln Monument, Navy Group, "United States directing the onward course of America," and "American volunteer"; Bryant Vase by Tiffany and Co.; bronze bust, Emperor William, busts of Seward, Lincoln and Chase; Egyptian court: "Pharaoh," Egyptian furniture and vases; Washington's carriage, showing it hitched to four white horses; Women's Pavilion; the first locomotive; men on elevated railway; "Centennial Chimes" showing bells.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Albumen photoprints.
  • Photoprints.
  • Stereographs.
Note
  • Title from label.
  • The Centennial Photographic Co., organized by E. L. Wilson and Wm. Notman, was given the concession as the official photographers of the Centennial Exhibition (Darrah, p.159). Labels on verso of some views list William Notman as president, W. Irving Adams, vice president, Edward L. Wilson as Supt. & treasurer, and J. A. Fraser at Art Superintendent of the Centennial Photographic Co. Other labels list Edward L. Wilson and W. Irving Adams as "proprietors".
  • Views are numbered: 106, 128, 156, 159, 199, 231, 232, 234, 249, 254, 281, 285, 288-290, 324, 354-356, 373, 375, 376, 378, 393, 394, 400, 427, 440, 442, 444 (two, slightly different, negatives), 460, 489, 490, 496, 498, 505, 541, 546, 557 (two different negatives), 585, 592, 599, 603, 630, 652, 653, 656, 666, 678, 694, 702, 705, 714, 722, 745, 746, 754, 774, 778, 801, 804, 807, 808, 814-817, 828, 838, 853, 872, 873, 880, 883, 911-914, 921, 926, 930 (two different negatives), 931, 933, 946 (two different negs.), 947, 950, 960-963, 966, 996, 999, 1005, 1013, 1015, 1017, 1022, 1030, 1043, 1084, 1085, 1110, 1114, 1120, 1121 (two negs.)-1123, 1135, 1150, 1152 (two negs.) 1174-1177, 1211, 1212, 1215, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1246, 1247, 1264, 1267-1269, 1278, 1284, 1290, 1303, 1304, 1306, 1362, 1364, 1365, 1393, 1397, 1398, 1400-1402 (two negs.), 1417 (two negs.), 1418, 1429, 1434, 1454, 1457-1459, 1466, 1467, 1468, 1469 (two negs.), 1489, 1495-1497, 1507, 1525, 1526, 1527, 1528, 1546, 1548, 1551-1553, 1599, 1663, 1679, 1701, 1712, 1714, 1722, 1728, 1731, 1735, 1746-1748, 1766, 1777, 1781, 1806, 1821, 1825, 1835, 1867, 1868, 1871, 1879, 1885, 1898, 1901, 1904, 1909, 1921, 1923-1926, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 2009, 2010, 2024, 2033, 2034, 2038, 2043, 2048, 2061, 2064, 2075, 2082, 2099, 2119, 2169, 2170, 2142, 2150, 2184, 2190, 2233, 2307, 2348, 2511, 2547, 2548, 2552, 2753, 2873.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Photocopies of Centennial Photographic Company catalogues are available in the Photo. Dept's Photographers file.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of Robert Dennis, 1982, and Mrs. George R. Collins, 1993.
Call Number
MFY Dennis Coll 91-F381
OCLC
NYPG91-F381
Author
Centennial Photographic Co., photographers.
Title
International Exhibition, 1876 [graphic] / Centennial Photographic Co.
Imprint
Philadelphia : Centennial Photographic Co., 1876.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
Cite As:
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Indexes
Photocopies of Centennial Photographic Company catalogues are available in the Photo. Dept's Photographers file.
Provenance
Gift of Robert Dennis, 1982, and Mrs. George R. Collins, 1993.
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Local Subject
Photographica.
Added Author
Notman, William. Photographer
Wilson, Edward L. (Edward Livingston), 1838-1903. Photographer
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Research Call Number
MFY Dennis Coll 91-F381
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