Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering, Photography
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Author: Linda P. Gross, Theresa R. Snyder ISBN: 9781439632611
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: August 17, 2005
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Linda P. Gross, Theresa R. Snyder
ISBN: 9781439632611
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: August 17, 2005
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Held in Philadelphia from May 10 through October 10, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition celebrated the 100th anniversary of American independence. Philadelphia hosted 37 nations in five main buildings and 250 additional structures on 285 acres of land. The celebration looked backward to commemorate the progress made over the 100-year period, and it announced to the world that American invention and innovation was on a par with that of our foreign counterparts. Patriotism abounded, as did messages of industrial and commercial prowess that promised a brighter future for all. Over nine million people attended this awesome consumer spectacle, an event that set the tone for a long series of world�s fairs yet to come.
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Held in Philadelphia from May 10 through October 10, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition celebrated the 100th anniversary of American independence. Philadelphia hosted 37 nations in five main buildings and 250 additional structures on 285 acres of land. The celebration looked backward to commemorate the progress made over the 100-year period, and it announced to the world that American invention and innovation was on a par with that of our foreign counterparts. Patriotism abounded, as did messages of industrial and commercial prowess that promised a brighter future for all. Over nine million people attended this awesome consumer spectacle, an event that set the tone for a long series of world�s fairs yet to come.

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