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The Great Sanitary Fair in 1864 was the model for the Centennial Exposition; it raised $1,046,859 for medicine and bandages during the American Civil War. Joseph Roswell Hawley, president of the U.S. Centennial Commission A stock certificate for five $10 shares issued by the Centennial Board of Finance
1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 February 2025. Large international exhibition Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897 A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in ...
Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
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Philadelphia Athletics win World Series over Chicago Cubs Uptown Theater opens. Rodin Museum dedicated. [48] 1930 – Population: 1,950,961. [48] Pat’s King of Steaks opens. Inventor/originator of cheese steaks; Philadelphia Athletics win World Series over St Louis Cardinals; 1931 Municipal Auditorium opens. [48] Girard Trust Building constructed
1.4 Paris Exposition Universelle 1867. ... 1.6 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition 1876. ... This is a list of buildings and structures built for World's Fairs.
The Exposition Universelle of 1867 (French pronunciation: [ɛkspozisjɔ̃ ynivɛʁsɛl]), better known in English as the 1867 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 1 April to 3 November 1867. It was the second of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. [a] A