Photo, Print, Drawing Scene at the U.S. Agricultural Society's Fair, Philadelphia, 1856. Scene at the U. S. Agricultural Society's Fair, Philada. 1856
About this Item
Title
- Scene at the U.S. Agricultural Society's Fair, Philadelphia, 1856.
Other Title
- Scene at the U. S. Agricultural Society's Fair, Philada. 1856
Summary
- This print depicts a harness race at the track on the grounds of the fourth national exhibition of the United States Agricultural Society (USAS), held at the Powleton grounds in West Philadelphia on October 7--11, 1856. Spectators, including men, women, and children, crowd outside along the track rails in the foreground. In the background, throngs of spectators watch the event from stands or from within the center of the track. The judges' stand and several tents, including one with a flag marked "President," are also visible inside the track. The USAS, formed in 1852 at a convention called by 12 state agricultural societies, strove "to embody in one central Association, the valuable information already obtained by various local Societies, and to establish a more intimate connection between them; to correspond with foreign Societies, and to diffuse a knowledge of their most important Agricultural improvements and discoveries; and, in various other ways, to aid the promotion of this noble art." The work is by James Fuller Queen, a Philadelphia lithographer and pioneer chromolithographer known for his attention to detail, who produced many views of the city and farther afield.
Names
- Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886 Artist.
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : P. S. Duval & Company Lithography, [1856-10-07 to 1856-10-11]
Headings
- - United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- - 1856 to 1856
- - Agricultural exhibitions
- - Exhibitions and displays
- - Horse racing
- - Horse-drawn vehicles
- - Lithographs
- - Spectators
- - United States Agricultural Society
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Digital catalog number: POS 678"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph, tinted with two stones ; 22 x 33 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.
- - Content in English.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Philadelphia on Stone
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021670392
Online Format
- compressed data
- image