Materiality and Spectacle 2015

The Corliss Engine at the Centennial

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Title

The Corliss Engine at the Centennial

Description

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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Creator

Centennial Photographic Co.

Source

Free Library of Philadelphia

Publisher

Centennial Photographic Co.

Date

1876

Identifier

CEDC No.
c042816

http://libwww.library.phila.gov/CenCol/Details.cfm?ItemNo=c042816

Files

c042816.jpg

Citation

Centennial Photographic Co. , “The Corliss Engine at the Centennial,” Materiality and Spectacle 2015, accessed November 27, 2025, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/materiality-and-spectacle-2015/items/show/48.