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Centennial Sources
on the Web
The
Making of America
A digital library of sources from the
nineteenth century. From the University of Michigan.
American
Memory
Extensive digital archive from the Library
of Congress -- photographs and prints, books and pamphlets. Some
Centennial material; also useful for additional context on Centennial topics.
The
Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition (1876)
By James McCabe. From The Making
of America collection. This book is also on reserve in the library.
Fairmount
Park (1872)
By Charles Keyser. From The Making
of America collection. Centennial
Temperance Volume (1876)
A record of the International Temperance
Conference held in Philadelphia, July 1876. From The Making of America
Collection.
Catholic Total
Abstinence Fountain photos
taken during our trip on November 6, 1998.
Philadelphia
Public Ledger (1876)
Selected articles about the Centennial.
A
Sennight of the Centennial (1876)
By William Dean Howells. An often-cited
essay about the Exhibition from the Atlantic Monthly of July 1876.
At the Exhibition.
A series of three essays from Appleton's
Journal: A Magazine of General Literature. In the Making of American
Collection. Part
1 Part
2 Part
3
Centennial
Lake (1997)
Present-day science students study the
eco-system of Centennial Lake, a pond constructed in 1876 for the Centennial
Exhibition.
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Library Sources
Falvey
Library, Villanova University
Free
Library of Philadelphia
Extensive collection of Centennial materials.
Historical
Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
City Archives
Located at 3101 Market Street
Also ...
Two libraries in nearby Delaware have excellent
collections related to science and technology (Hagley) and the decorative
arts (Winterthur). Call before you go.
Hagley
Museum and Library
Winterthur
Museum and Library
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