Subject: Exhibitions--United States--History--19th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 1 volume (76 pages)
Abstract:: This scrapbook of advertisements, trade cards, and collectible ephemera from the 1876 Centennial Exposition was created by Richard W. Davids.

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Extent:: 1 volume (227 pages)
Abstract:: Created by an unknown individual, this scrapbook contains newsclippings from an unidentified source that document the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago, Illinois, from May 1 to October 30, 1893.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 volume (approximately 20 pages)
Abstract:: This late nineteenth-century American scrapbook bears the title "The Centennial Scrap Book" and its contents suggest that it may have been made by an adolescent female: scraps and images depict courtship, infants, fashionable ladies, flowers, and religious sentiments. The album features a series of Centennial exhibition cards that show the buildings in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, that were constructed for the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. The album also includes prayer cards; die-cut images of flowers, fruit, birds, children, and fashionable ladies; and two fine examples of original artwork.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.6 linear feet (2 boxes) and 5 oversize box
Abstract:: This artificial collection comprises a variety of types of material documenting world fairs and expositions, spanning the dates between 1851 and 1967, with the bulk of the collection dating from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Material consists of printed matter and ephemera, including newspapers, programs, invitations, maps, brochures, viewbooks, advertisements, stationery, contracts, bonds, trade cards, and a scrapbook; photographs and prints; and realia souvenirs.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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