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Photo, Print, Drawing Great Central Fair Buildings, Philadelphia. Great Central Fair buildings, Philadelphia

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Title

  • Great Central Fair Buildings, Philadelphia.

Other Title

  • Great Central Fair buildings, Philadelphia

Summary

  • The Great Central (or Sanitary) Fair took place in Philadelphia in June 1864. The purpose of the fair, which featured art, craft, and historical exhibits, was to raise funds for the United States Sanitary Commission. This was a private organization during the American Civil War, which operated under the authority of the federal government to provide relief to soldiers and assistance to the Union army in matters relating to health and hygiene. The commission played a major role in mobilizing civilian support for the Union cause and represented the largest volunteer effort to that time in the United States. The commission's Department of General Relief solicited donations from the public to purchase food, clothing, blankets, medicines, and other items for sick and wounded soldiers. This souvenir card, based on a chromolithograph of the exhibition grounds at Logan Square, was printed and sold at the fair. It shows the square from the northwest, with a view of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in the background. The original print was by James Fuller Queen, a Philadelphia lithographer and pioneer chromolithographer known for his attention to detail. Queen served in the Civil War militia in 1862--63. Peter S. Duval was one of the most prominent lithographers and printers of his day.

Names

  • Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886 Artist.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : P.S. Duval & Son Lithography, 1864-07.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  1864-07
  • -  Cathedrals
  • -  Chromolithographs
  • -  Cities and towns
  • -  Exhibitions and displays
  • -  Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission (1864 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • -  Logan Square (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • -  Street scenes
  • -  United States Sanitary Commission
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Digital catalog number: POS 66"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 7 x 10 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

  • 2021670450

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Queen, James Fuller, 1820 Or 21-1886 Artist. Great Central Fair Buildings, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1864. Philadelphia: P.S. Duval & Son Lithography, -07. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670450/.

APA citation style:

Queen, J. F. (1864) Great Central Fair Buildings, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1864. Philadelphia: P.S. Duval & Son Lithography, -07. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670450/.

MLA citation style:

Queen, James Fuller, 1820 Or 21-1886 Artist. Great Central Fair Buildings, Philadelphia. Philadelphia: P.S. Duval & Son Lithography, -07. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670450/>.