Connecticut State Bldg., International Exhibition, Philadelphia
PhotographerPhotographed by
Centennial Photographic Company
American, active 1876
Date1876
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 x 7 3/4in. (12.7 x 19.7cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7 3/4in. (12.7 x 19.7cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 11 x 14in. (27.9 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7 3/4in. (12.7 x 19.7cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 11 x 14in. (27.9 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Middlesex County Historical Society
DescriptionTwo views, one of the exterior, and one of the interior of the Connecticut State Building at the International Exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876. Men and women stand outside the building, which is a half-timbered cottage with the Connecticut State Seal and the word "CONNECTICUT" above the porch. A well with a long well-sweep is in the foreground. A picket fence is in the background. An arch and another half-timbered building are to the right. The interior features a fireplace with a musket over the mantelpiece, a spinning wheel, a rocking chair, a Windsor chair, a tallcase clock, several paintings, several dead birds, a chandelier, and a balcony.
Object number2014.87.2-.3
InscribedOn photograph, lower right, in emulsion, "[illegible number] CONNECTICUT STATE BLDG"; on mount, lower center, printed in black ink, "Centennial Photographic Co. International Exhibition / 1776-1876 / PHILADELPHIA"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
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Connecticut Centennial Commission for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
c. 1986
