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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
Chicago Railroad Fair photographs and postcards
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Accession: 1998-244
Abstract:
The Chicago Railroad Fair was the last exposition that featured railroads as its theme. It marked the centennial of the arrival of railroads to Chicago and their role in westward expansion. The exposition was held in 1948 and 1949 in Chicago. This collection consists of souvenir postcards and miniature photographic views of the buildings and locomotives at the Fair.
Dates:
1948-1949