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	Centennial Exposition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official world's fair in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.
		The Swedish cottage, representing a rural Swedish schoolhouse of traditional style, was re-erected after the Exposition closed, in Central Park, New York.
		Centennial exposition described and illustrated, being a concise and graphic description of this grand enterprise commemorative of the first centennary of American independence.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Centennial_Exposition (244 words)

	Centennial Exhibition: Exhibition Facts \| Further Reading (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For readers seeking the official documents of the Centennial, the Philadelphia City Archives of the Department of Records should be consulted: http://www.phila.gov/phils/carchive.htm.
		Centennial offering of the book of the signers and continental curiosities, containing facsimile letters of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, illustrated with one hundred and three engravings from original paintings and drawings, the only edition in existence.
		Centennial historical discourses delivered in the city of Philadelphia, June, 1876, by appointment of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America with the moderator's sermon before the general assembly of 1876.
	libwww.library.phila.gov /CenCol/exh-further.htm (2318 words)

	Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was a World's Fair staged between May 1 and October 31 of 1897 in Nashville.
		Nashville's temporary Parthenon was reconstructed in permanent materials in the 1920s and still stands today as an art gallery on the original exposition grounds, which became Centennial Park.
		The Centennial Exposition was a great success and is still considered one of the most notable events ever to be held in the state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tennessee_Centennial_and_International_Exposition_(1897) (329 words)

	Progress Made Visible: American World's Fairs and Expositions
		The 1776 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, the first exposition of its kind in the United States, was held to mark the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
		Everything at the Centennial was classified by department (Mining and Metallurgy, Manufactures, Education and Science, Art, Machinery, Agriculture, and Horticulture), subclassified, and further subclassified in a logical scheme that later became a model for the Dewey Decimal System.
		The greatest impact of the Centennial Exposition was on the image of the United States.
	www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/fairs/cent.htm (712 words)

	Dallas Park and Recreation Fair Park - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In preparation for the Centennial, the fairgrounds were expanded and transformed into a showplace of modern buildings under the remarkable direction of Centennial Architect George Dahl and consulting architect Paul Cret.
		The design theme for the Exposition was "Texanic" and "Southwestern." This regional flavor, intermingled with modern concepts, was the basic design style for both the renovation of existing Fair Park structures and the design of new buildings.
		Since before the Centennial, Fair Park has been the destination of many rural people and thousands of youth whose first trip to a city was their trip to the fair at Fair Park.
	www.dallascityhall.com /dallas/eng/html/fair_park_history.html (525 words)

	Past Commemorations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Exposition was filled with exhibits highlighting advancements in transportation, machinery, manufacturing, metals, education and history.
		A significant part of the exposition was devoted to amusements and the wonders of the world.
		The exposition showcased not only the history and culture of Virginia, but also the history and culture of 21 states, several countries, and naval fleets from around the world.
	www.jamestown2007.org /newsite/jt1907.cfm (210 words)

	Then & Now: The 1876 Centennial Exposition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of the highlights of the fair was the first public showing of the arm and torch of the Statue of Liberty (the rest of the giant statue would not be completed in New York Harbor until 1886).
		The Centennial Exposition also witnessed the debut of the world's first monorail system, which featured a steam locomotive and passenger car straddling a single, elevated iron rail that rested several feet off the ground.
		The 558,000-square-foot Machinery Hall was a must-see attraction of the Centennial Exposition.
	www.assemblymag.com /CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,6493,99795,00.html (1696 words)

	The Railroads and the Centennial Exhibition of 1876
		Entitled “The Centennial Exhibition and the Ft. Wayne and Pennsylvania Route,” it was distributed for free by Ticket Agents at all the principal railraod stations in the United States to promote travel to the fair.
		As much of the travel to the Centennial must necessarily be from remote points, the Fort Wayne and Pennsylvania management have arranged to increase the number of through express trains, and to run these on such schedules as will make the hours of departure and of arrival most convenient for the public.
		The holders of Centennial Excursion Tickets sold over this route will have the privilege of stopping off at any station, going or returning, can remain as long as they please within the limit of which the tickets are good, and continue their journey by any train.
	www.cprr.org /Museum/Centennial_Exhibition_1876 (5014 words)

	The University of Cincinnati Digital Press -- Art As Image
		The Smithsonian exhibition of prints in Cincinnati comprised a retrospective that was something of a watershed, looking backward to the beginning of printmaking in Europe and in America, as well as forward to a new understanding of the parameters of art.
		Smithsonian Exhibition at the Ohio Valley Centennial Exposition, Cincinnati.
		Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States, Cincinnati, O. Official Guide.
	www.ucdp.uc.edu /artasimage/ChapterSix.html (218 words)

	REVOLUTION
		The small cities argued, lost, and were humiliated in their defeat as the exposition authorities commandeered the choicest paintings and sculptures from municipal collections, and transferred them to the retrospective gallery at the Fine Arts Pavilion in Paris.
		The colonials at the exposition surely recognized the inspiration for Sauvestre's pavilion: the governor's mansion at the center of the plantation, commanding a view of its subjects.
		Every detail connected with the illumination of the Exposition buildings, fountains, and grounds was elaborately worked out, so that it may easily be imagined what a source of interest and pleasure these nightly illuminations were to the hundreds of thousands of visitors, who waited long hours and bore every inconvenience of weather to see them.
	charon.sfsu.edu /publications/PARISEXPOSITIONS/1889EXPO.html (8084 words)

	Oregon History Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		America's Pacific Vision: The Lewis and Clark Exposition reflected the new Pacific imperial vision ushered in by the Republican administrations of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
		Asia at the Fair: Japan’s presence at the Lewis and Clark Exposition proved to be the largest from among the Asian nations that participated.
		The Exposition & Native Americans: The most prominent Native American presence at the Exposition was inanimate—the bronze statue of Sacagawea that would later stand in Portland’s Washington Park.
	www.ohs.org /education/oregonhistory/narratives/chapter.cfm?chapter_ID=143BC1E7-E9DE-674A-478042DC72E42DB0 (760 words)

	Dallas Historical Society - Dallas History Items: Texas Centennial Exposition
		Centennial celebrations were held all over the state, but only Dallas hosted the Texas Centennial Exposition that was visited by President Franklin Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Ginger Rogers, and many other celebrities.
		This world's fair recruited artists and architects from all over the nation and all over the world to put the Exposition together; much of their work can still be seen at Fair Park.
		So, fresh from the can, Queen Lillian Heard of the National Dairy Show, pours a generous libation of the lactic fluid into the cup of her guest queen, Miss Delores Keyes of Spencer, Wisc. Miss Keyes is the Dairy Queen of Wisconsin.
	www.dallashistory.org /history/dallas/centennial_exposition.htm (240 words)

	The Worlds Fair and Exposition Information and Reference Guide
		Texas Centennial Survey Committee was established on November 6, 1923 with the goal of advertising Texas to the world.
		On June 6 The Texas Centennial Exposition opens with a downtown parade viewed by 150,000 spectators and a gala "Ceremony of Flags" in the Cotton Bowl.
		The Centennial Buildings are one of the largest intact groupings of exposition buildings remaining in the United States.
	www.earthstation9.com /1936_dal.htm (3359 words)

	Philadelphia Timeline: 1876
		Grand celebration of the opening of the Centennial year, at the State House, by hoisting the grand Union flag, together with illuminations, ringing of bells, blowing of steam whistles and firing of cannon and firearms, at midnight, between December 31 and January 1.
		Opening of the Centennial International Exhibition of Industry, at the Centennial grounds, Fairmount Park, by the President of the United States, in presence of members of Congress, Supreme Court, Cabinet, and many other National, State and municipal officers, and over one hundred and fifty thousand people.
		The centennial Exposition was formally closed with appropriate ceremonies.
	www.ushistory.org /philadelphia/timeline/1876.htm (840 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: TEXAS CENTENNIAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Texas Centennial, marking 100 years of Texas independence, was officially celebrated in 1936, although local observances began in 1935 and the Central Centennial Exposition in Dallas and the Frontier Centennial in Fort Worth continued through 1937.
		The Texas Centennial Board of One Hundred was established at a meeting in Austin on February 12, 1924.
		A temporary Texas Centennial Commission was appointed on December 28, 1931, and in 1932 a constitutional amendment authorizing a centennial celebration and instructing the legislature to make adequate financial provision for it was proposed.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/lkt1.html (813 words)

	The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 was a time for different races, cultures, ethnicities, and social status around the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 was a time for different races, cultures, ethnicities, and social classes around the world to come together.
		Edmonia Lewis’s "The Death of Cleopatra" was a sensation of the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
		The large sculpture by Austria Italian artist Francesco Pezzicar, referred to as "The Abolition of Slavery in the United States" as well as "The Freed Slave," is a constrast to the half-naked slave of 1863 and the fashionably dressed fl speculators of 1876.
	www.history.villanova.edu /centennial/daugus01.html (1503 words)

	Lorraine Stanton's 4-15-76 Schuylkill Collegian article
		She has also researched and compiled daily events of "The Centennial Exposition of 1876" which took place in Philadelphia.
		All these questions will be answered in a Daily Column entitled, "The Centennial Exposition of 1876" which will be published for the next few months in the Shenandoah Evening Herald Newspaper.
		The subscribers of this newspaper will be able to learn about the Centennial of 1876 just in time to start celebrating the Bicentennial of this year, 1976.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /~djanov/LAS/LASsSchuylkillCollegianArticle.html (675 words)

	The Centennial Exposition of 1889 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As the technology of the period became more advanced, so did the exposition buildings and the demonstrations that were held.
		The Centennial Exposition of 1889 represented France’s progress in the modern world.
		The Exposition was a manifestation of new advances in technology and engineering, which were further embodied through the country’s modern architecture and art.
	www.ecfs.org /bome/cities/DBand2004/Paris/MKutnick/index.html (310 words)

	World's Industrial & Cotton Centennial Exposition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		249-acre exposition was far from complete for its December 16th, 1884 grand opening.
		Thus, the exposition began its run already seriously deep in debt.
		exposition during the winter had proven to be a mistake,
	members.aol.com /neworleans1885 (413 words)

	Symbols of Liberty: Oppsition and Conclusion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A few of the artifacts from the Centennial seem to oppose the idea of liberty evolving into a stronger figure as a result of the Centennial Exposition.
		Emancipation Proclamation in his left hand and broken cuffs and chains dangling from his right, is a testament to America's readiness to fight for the equality of man, especially after the Civil War.
		During the Centennial Exposition, although the wounds of the Civil War had not fully healed in the south, many of the southern states formerly belonging to the Confederacy could not afford to be represented at the fair, thus allowing a statue such as "The Freed Slave" to be displayed.
	www.history.villanova.edu /centennial/nb4.htm (654 words)

	Centennial Exposition: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Centennial Exposition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Centennial Exposition: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Centennial Exposition
		The 1876 Centennial International Exhibition, the first world's fair in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.
		It was officially the "International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine".
	www.encyclopedian.com /ce/Centennial-Exposition.html (145 words)

	1876 Centennial Described And Illustrated (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This CD is a reissue of a great work on the Centennial and World Fair of 1876:.
		The Centennial Exposition, described and illustrated being a concise and graphic description of this grand enterprise...
		There are many charming full page plates of scenes from the centennial showing buildings, exhibits, displays, grounds ect.
	www.geocities.com /rombooks/store/cent76x.htm (106 words)

	Historic Fair Park - Park History
		In preparation for the six-month long event, the appearance of the park was dramatically altered by architect George Dahl and an army of artisans and workers.
		As a result, the park still retains much of the architectural flavor of the Texas Centennial Exposition and its successor, the Greater Texas and Pan-American Exposition of 1937.
		The Automobile Building, constructed in 1947 to replace the Centennial Building's twin, was remodeled in 1985-1986 to resemble the original structure and to restore some measure of visual harmony to the Esplanade area.
	www.watermelon-kid.com /places/FairPark/fp-history.htm (796 words)

	Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online: Texas Day By Day - June 6, 1936 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Construction on the exposition began in October 1935 with George L. Dahl as the architect.
		The Dallas exposition reopened in June 1937 as the Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition and closed in October.
		Many of the exposition buildings, including the Hall of State, are still standing and were renovated along with Fair Park in the 1980s.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /daybyday/06-06-003.html (283 words)

	Teacher Lesson Plan - America at the Centennial
		Students examine other images from the era to see the Exposition in the context of its time, and work as historians using primary source images and documents to construct museum exhibits on the issues of the Centennial Era.
		In addition to search, interpretation, and analysis, America at the Centennial poses an authentic task for students to construct historical presentations for an audience of classmates who are similarly engaged as a way of creating a classroom community of active learners.
		America at the Centennial is comprised of three parts; the instructor may choose to complete only Step 1, Steps 1 and 2, or the entire lesson.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /learn/lessons/00/centen/overview.html (336 words)

	Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County-The Parthenon
		The City of Nashville first undertook the construction of a full-scale replica of the Parthenon for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897.
		The exposition celebrated 100 years of Tennessee's statehood a year after its true centennial birthday of 1896.
		Centennial organizers blamed lack of funds, slow construction and the presidential election of 1896 for the delayed start date.
	www.nashville.gov /parthenon/History-Cent.htm (126 words)

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		The Centennial Exposition, too, stressed the progress being made by the state and region in the post-Civil War period.
		A parade took him from the railroad station to the Exposition grounds, where he was greeted by a crowd of 50,000, one of the largest of the six-month event.
		Ironically, it was at such a reception at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, that McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist in the moving line of well-wishers.
	pr.utk.edu /alumnus/winter96/centenn.html (2902 words)

	Bend.com - Lewis & Clark centennial exposition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:42 AM SALEM - A new exhibit on the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition is on display in the lobby of the Oregon State Archives, 800 Summer Street N.E. in Salem, 8 am * 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday.
		Oregon's Legislative Assembly created the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Commission to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the exploration of Oregon Country by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
		The centennial exposition was held in Portland from June 1 to October 15, 1905.
	www.bend.com /news/ar_view.php?ar_id=22290 (269 words)

	Centennial 1876
		The Smithsonian's part in the Centennial was, predictably, the responsibility of Spencer Fullerton Baird.
		The Centennial became a triumph not of ideas but of things, most of which were unlikely to appeal to the pure scientist.
		His health suffered specifically under the load of the Centennial, but he soon became curator of the Smithsonian and one of the seminal figures in its development, both as scientist and historian.
	www.150.si.edu /chap4/four.htm (2782 words)

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