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Centennial Exposition scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0015
Abstract

This scrapbook of advertisements, trade cards, and collectible ephemera from the 1876 Centennial Exposition was created by Richard W. Davids.

Dates: 1876

Henry W. Marston daily journal for 1875

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0113
Abstract

The journal of Henry W. Marston chronicles his daily activities for 1875 as a student and a junior scribe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The entries include observations of the weather, schoolwork, travel, conversations, family events, and Marston's attendance of the Centennial Exhibition.

Dates: 1875

World fairs and expositions collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0630
Abstract

This artificial collection comprises a variety of types of material documenting world fairs and expositions, spanning the dates between 1851 and 1967, with the bulk of the collection dating from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Material consists of printed matter and ephemera, including newspapers, programs, invitations, maps, brochures, viewbooks, advertisements, stationery, contracts, bonds, trade cards, and a scrapbook; photographs and prints; and realia souvenirs.

Dates: 1851-1967; Majority of material found in 1893

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Advertisements 2
Exhibitions--United States--History--19th century 2
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century 2
Scrapbooks 2
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Pears (A. & F.) Limited 2
Davids, Richard W. 1
Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1967 : Montréal, Québec) 1
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) 1
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) 1