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a691, Centennial Views Stereoview, # -, Machinery Hall - Pump Annex, PA, 1876 a691, Centennial Views Stereoview, # -, Machinery Hall - Pump Annex, PA, 1876
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You are offerding on an original Stereoview/Stereograph SV card, titled: Machinery Hall - Pump Annex, Philadelphia, PA. by Centennial Views card # -, 1876.
See last image for a Map of the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition (for reference only).
Looking at this Stereoview through a Viewer, is like using Google 3D when looking at a Map.
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Notes:
The Centennial International Exhibition, officially the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, was held in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10, 1876. It was the first official world\'s fair to be held in the United States, and coincided with the centennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence\'s adoption in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
It was held in Fairmount Park along the Schuylkill River on fairgrounds designed by Herman J. Schwarzmann. Nearly 10 million visitors attended the exposition, and 37 countries participated in it.
Designed by Joseph M. Wilson and Henry Pettit, Machinery Hall was the second largest structure in the exposition and located west of the Main Exhibition Building. With a superstructure made of wood and glass resting on a foundation of massive masonry, it had a main hall painted light blue, 1,402 ft (427 m) long and 360 ft (110 m) wide, with a wing of 208 ft (63 m) by 210 ft (64 m) attached on the south side of the building. The length of the building was 18 times its height. With eight entrances, it occupied 558,440 sq ft (51,881 m2), had 1,900 exhibitors, and took six months to construct. The exhibits focused on machines and evolving industries. Machinery Hall was the show case for the state of the art industrial technology that was being produced at the time. The United States of America alone took up two-thirds of the exhibit space in the building.
One of the major attractions on display in the building was the Corliss Centennial Steam Engine that ran power to all the machinery in the building as well as other parts of the world\'s fair. The 1,400 horsepower engine was 45 ft (14 m) tall, weighed 650 tons, and had 1 mi (1.6 km) of overhead line belts connecting to the machinery in the building. It symbolized the technology that was transforming the United States into an industrial powerhouse.
Amenities available to the visitors within the hall were rolling chairs, telegraph offices, and dinner for fifty cents. Machinery Hall had 8,000 operating machines and was filled with a wide assortment of hand tools, machine tools, material handling equipment, and the latest fastener technology.
Some of the sandstone that was used to build the hall was from Curwensville, Pennsylvania. (ref. wikipedia)
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Size: 3.5\" by 7\"
Subjects: Architecture, Building, Industry, Business, Interior, Displays, Products
Date: circa 1876.
Info:
Stereoscopy or Stereoviews have two nearly identical images mounted side by side and were taken by a Stereo Camera. When looked at through a stereo viewer they give a three-dimensional image. Most popular from 1850’s to 1930’s and they usually measure about 3 ½\" by 7\" (please see images).
This SV card is part of a very large collection (over 5000) I will be selling on over the next 6-8 months.
Some of the subjects will be:
Alaska, Austria, Boston, California, Celebrities, Chicago, Colorado, Comedy, Cuba, Egypt, Florida, Industry, Ireland, Italy, Japan, London, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York City, Niagara Falls, Paris, Pennsylvania, People, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rome, San Francisco, Scotland, St. Louis, Tragedies, Virginia, Volcano\'s, Washington DC, Wisconsin, Yellowstone and Yosemite.
Condition: VG/EX-EX (Edge & corner wear, Surface wear), (please see the images).
This Stereoview would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift.
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