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"On his left arm was suspended a large basket, which, on examination, we found contained an immense pone, as all Southerners denominate loaves of bread. The old man was naturally surprised whenwe relieved him of that bread, and tearing it in pieces,…

These are two images of circus posters which incorporate the use of tiger imagery. The first, a lithograph poster entitled, Cole's Southern Circus & Menagerie portrays a detailed scene of various wild animals in the wild. There is text at the…

Offical Souvenir Guide for the 1897 National Encampment

This photograph many other photographs from the era—especially in regards to World’s Fairs and Exhibitions—in that it does not focus so much on the physical attributes of Brighton Beach or Coney Island as a whole, but rather on the people and the…

This is a wood engraving print entitled, "Their Bridal Tour--At Niagara Falls" that was printed in Harper's Weekly on September 29th 1888. It depicts a man and woman in what appears to be an intimate conversation, while dressed in fancy clothes with…

This is an image of part of the Chinese display. The amount of items, chairs, tables, cloth, and pottery show that the Chinese came to impress. However, the neatness of the display shows that the workers put time and effort into making the display…

The Corliss steam engine inside Machinery Hall, which President Grant symbolically started in a display of American development. (see corresponding post)

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This is a depiction of Japanese porcelain ware in the 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition.

Along with the Dreaming Iolanthe, Caroline Brooks also created the Awakening of Iolanthe in 1878. It bears a striking resemblance to Dreaming Iolanthe though created two years later. The amount of detail in the sculpture shows that she knew the…

A mural depicting the surrender of French troops to the German Empire at Sedan in 1870. While this particular mural was completed in 1884, it retains the aspects of the painting shown at the Philadelphia Centennial that angered W.D. Howells, with one…