Street Card Opposite Centennial Grounds

Creator

Files

Description

The stereograph features a black and white image of numerous streetcars lining a street outside of the grounds of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded corners.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1876

Measurement

3 3/8 X 6 15/16 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

recto, at left of card: CENTENNIAL VIEWS, PHILA. recto, at right of card: NEW EXCELSIOR SERIES. recto, at bottom of card: Street Cars Opposite Centennial Grounds. verso, handwritten at left of card: [?] Knowlton. / No. 131.

Subjects

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

7202

Digital ID

FVW_07202

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.