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Field name	Value
Title	[Miscellaneous documents relating to the fair and centennial celebrations]
Date	1874-1875
Publisher	S. W. Burley; Centennial Publishing Co.; Baker & Godwin
Place of Publication	Philadelphia, United States; New York City, United States
Document Type	Periodical; Ephemera; Official Record; Government Report; Plan
Description	Miscellaneous items, including several trade cards and advertisements for manufacturers advertising products related to the centennial, a copy of the 'First Annual Report of the Women's Centennial Executive Committee' from 1874, and advertisements for "memorial medals". Also includes examples of a number of periodicals such as 'The United States Centennial Gazetteer and Guide', the centennial edition of the 'Illinois Journal', and volume 1, no. 1 of 'The Centennial'.
Visual Content	Features illustrations of the exteriors of fair buildings and building floor plans, a view of Fairmount Park, and illustrated fac-similes of "memorial medals". View thumbnails
Fair	1876 Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia
Keywords	fair management, fair organization, advertising, commemoration, publications, American Revolution, fair site, women, finance, souvenir, architecture
Archive	Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection	Centennial Exhibition Collection 1544 - Series 2: Documentary Record of the Centennial
Copyright	Historical Society of Pennsylvania