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Centennial Exhibition photographs and ephemera
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Accession: 2003-255
Abstract:
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the one hundreth anniversary of American Independence. Held in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, it was the first major U.S. world's fair. This collection contains Centennial Exhibition photographs, albums, scrapbooks, and ephemera
Dates:
circa 1872-1877
Louis E. and Max Levy photograph album
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Accession: 1976-252
Abstract:
The brothers Louis Edward Levy (1846-1919) and Max Levy (1857-1926) founded a photoengraving business in Baltimore in 1875. In 1877 they moved to Philadelphia and reorganized the firm as the Levytype Company. Here they introduced their invention (jointly patented on January 4, 1875) of a new photochemical engraving process, which they called "Levy-type". This album contains personal cyanotype photographs of their homes, travels, friends and family.
Dates:
circa 1886-1893