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	Information about the SESQUICENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE QUARTER EAGLE coin
		The Sesquicentennial Exposition was held in Philadelphia from June 1 to November 30, 1926, and it featured major exhibits in the arts, sciences and industries.
		The exposition was not publicized nationally and received little support from the United States government.
		The remaining balance, including assay pieces totaling 528 for the half dollar and 226 for the quarter eagle, were returned to the mint at the close of the exposition and were subsequently melted.
	www.usrarecoininvestments.com /collecting/sesofamericanind.htm (1561 words)

	Progress Made Visible: American World's Fairs and Expositions
		The visual focal point of the exposition was an 80-foot replica of the Liberty Bell which served as the gateway to the park.
		The Exposition attempted to emphasize the latest technologies while still highlighting Philadelphia's historic past.
		The popularity of "High Street,"a group of twenty homes along a colonial Philadelphia street, which was built within the Exposition grounds, led to the building of reconstructed museum villages such as Colonial Williamsburg.
	www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/fairs/sesqui.htm (246 words)

	Bass Sale 1 Session 3
		The official reason for the Exposition was to celebrate San Francisco's rebirth from the 1906 earthquake and fire and to observe the opening (in August 1914) of the Panama Canal.
		With the close of the Exposition this exhibit was moved to the Palace of Fine Arts, where it looked very much at home and continued as a sales agency over the post-Exposition period until May 1, 1916.
		The Department was continued on mail order basis, down to November 1, 1916, when, at the request of the Exposition and by authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, most of the coins remaining unsold were returned to the mint and destroyed.
	www.harrybassfoundation.org /basscatalogs/BASSSALE1/b1-3-b.htm (4241 words)

	Progress Made Visible: American World's Fairs and Expositions
		The theme of the Pan-American Exposition was the linkage between the United States and the other nations of the Western Hemisphere.
		A major event of the Pan-American Exposition was to be the September visit of President William McKinley.
		The death of President McKinley overshadowed the rest of the Exposition.
	www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/fairs/pan.htm (561 words)

	Pic of the Month - July 1996
		Indeed, the official guidebook for the exposition proudly states that one of the fair's most important new structures was the "great $3,000,000 Stadium accommodating 100,000 and equipped with a modern 'loud speaker' system." (The stadium, of course, is Municipal Stadium, later called John F. Kennedy Stadium.)
		The juxtaposition of the theme of the exposition may be best exemplified in the image of the souvenir; the "flapper-like" woman entwined in an American flag before the backdrop of Independence Hall illustrates the continuity of our achievements.
		In some way, it is the "visualization of the spiritual...progress" of America and remains part of the continuing story of this country and a tangible symbol of the American spirit.
	www.hfmgv.org /exhibits/pic/1996/96.july.html (416 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: World of Fairs : The Century-of-Progress Expositions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the depths of the Great Depression, when America's future seemed bleak, nearly one hundred million people visited expositions celebrating the "century of progress." These fairs fired the national imagination and served as cultural icons on which Americans fixed their hopes for prosperity and power.
		The century-of-progress expositions that ringed the United States between the world wars did not emerge out of thin air.
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	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0226732371?v=glance (1113 words)

	Lanka Gems
		In 1926 he took part in the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia where he won great praise and honors for his fine collectable gemstones.
		In 1934, when the exposition ended, he donated the finest of his collection of gemstones to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago which still can be viewed to date.
		It was during that same year that he commissioned my father, his siblings and a couple of his cousins to travel throughout the orient to explore the possibility of buying and selling gemstones in that region.
	lankagems.com /aboutus.htm (1682 words)

	Louis Kahn
		Kahn was born on the Estonian island of Saaremaa.
		In 1925-1926 Kahn served as Chief Designer for the Sesquicentennial Exposition.
		From 1947 he spent a decade teaching at Yale, where his influence was paramount, then moved to Penn. His prominent apprentices include Moshe Safdie and Robert Venturi.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/louis_kahn.html (423 words)

	Sesqui-Centennial Exhibition Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Sesqui-Centennial Exhibition Association was the organization which planned and administered a major international exposition held in Philadelphia from May 30 through November 30, 1926, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
		The idea for the exposition is said to have originated in 1916 when the merchant, John Wanamaker, expressed interest in the sesqui-centennial as an opportunity for Philadelphia to serve as the focus for an international gathering which would rival the great U.S. Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876.
		The Association employed experienced world's fair planners and professionals to prepare the buildings and grounds which filled 450 acres and to organize the exposition and related events which were subsidized by public and private funds.
	www.phila.gov /phils/Docs/Inventor/graphics/agencies/A232.htm (259 words)

	Sesquicentennial
		WHAT A BELL: The Liberty Bell entrance to the sesquicentennial exposition was still unfinished when Philadelphia staged a mammoth parade with dozens of bands and 135 floats on June 4, 1926.
		At first, proposals for the exposition site were disputed, but when the city council voted to build a municipal stadium in South Philadelphia, things settled in its favor.
		The marshy land on which the exposition buildings would sit had to be drained and filled.
	www.cappers.com /sesquicentennial-2006-03-01 (716 words)

	Information about the SESQUICENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE HALF DOLLAR coin
		These were to be provided at face value to the Sesquicentennial Exhibition Association for sale in conjunction with the national observance of the occasion, which again would feature a fair in Philadelphia.
		Then, too, the Sesquicentennial Exposition, held in Philadelphia from June 1 through November 30, 1926, fell far short of the sponsors' expectations, even though six million people did pass through its gates.
		The American Independence Sesquicentennial half dollar and quarter eagle may not be the most aesthetically appealing coins, but they hold a place of honor in U.S. coinage history just the same.
	www.usrarecoininvestments.com /collecting/sesquicentennial-halfdollar.htm (1130 words)

	The Music of John Philip Sousa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This was dedicated to the board of Directors of the St Louis Exposition.
		This sterling march celebrated Sousa's American patriotism and was dedicated to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo New York.
		Sousa dedicated this march to the Opening of the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco and may have been written by him on a earlier visit while director of the US marines band in 1892.
	www.worldmilitarybands.com /sousamus.htm (3004 words)

	Record Unit 192 - United States National Museum, Permanent Administrative Files, 1877-1975
		Includes material concerning an effort by the USNM and the Department of Anthropology of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis) to develop an anthropometric laboratory at the exposition, 1904.
		Includes material regarding SI involvement in the International Photographic Exposition, Dresden, 1909 (#22340); correspondence concerning a controversy between the USNM and Hubert Lyman Clark of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1907-1909.
		Includes correspondence regarding USNM participation in the International Colonial and Overseas Exposition at Paris, 1930-1932 (#112921); correspondence with G. Dyott regarding the Dyott Brazil Expedition of 1931 (#113021); correspondence regarding the preparation of a bibliography of Asiatic botany by Elmer Drew Merrill and Egbert Hamilton Walker, 1930-1937 (#113025).
	www.si.edu /archives/archives/findingaids/FARU0192.htm (9143 words)

	Okie, Richardson Brognard (1875 - 1945) -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
		Although Duhring, Okie, & Ziegler had expressed a versatility with style, while staying within the popular Cotswold mixed with Pennsylvania farmhouse trend, Okie specialized in the restoration and reconstruction of Pennsylvania colonial and vernacular residences.
		For a troubled and financially plagued exposition, the High Street reconstruction marked a pinpont of success.
		Although his specialty certainly was restoration and reconstruction, Okie also designed new residences in the attractive Pennsylvania colonial style and by the late 1920s and beyond was much in demand as a residential designer (see his residences for Nicholar R. Dupont, Wilmington, DE, Ernst R. Behrend, Erie, PA, and Charles A. Higgins, London Grove, PA).
	www.philadelphiabuildings.org /pab/app/ar_display.cfm?ArchitectId=A1028 (486 words)

	1926 Sesqui-centennial Exposition
		While the Liberty Bell remained in its home in Independence Hall not far from the fairgrounds its image was used repeatedly as a symbol of the Exposition.
		The grand Liberty Bell entrance was featured on the Official Sesquicentennial Daily Program and Guide and on the front cover of this viewbook souvenir of the Exposition on the left.
		Historical Relic Souvenir of the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition.
	www.libertybellmuseum.com /WorldsFair/1926sesqui.htm (635 words)

	Sesquicentennial of American Independence Quarter Eagle
		Wear first appears on the hands adjacent to the escutcheon and on the wreath’s bow knot.
		Arranged around the periphery are the inscriptions SESQUICENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE and 2 1/2 DOLLARS.
		This feature is extremely shallow, even on the original models, and it seldom shows distinctly.
	www.coinsite.com /content/Commemoratives/SesquiQuarter.asp (1284 words)

	American Architects' Biographies: G
		Among the projects in which he played an important part were the Essex, Union, and Passaic County park systems in New Jersey and the landscaping of the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition.
		His works include the New Jersey Buildings of the Columbian Exposition in 1893 and the St. Louis Exposition of 1904, several state armories in New Jersey, hotels at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire and Niagara Falls, Ontario, and many churches, institutional buildings, and private residences.
		He was assistant director of works for the Columbian Exposition in 1893 and helped in designing the fine arts building, a reproduction of which, in stone, is now the Museum of Science and Industry.
	www.sah.org /oldsite06012004/aame/biog.html (3358 words)

	Welcome to Drum Corps World
		At 8:00 AM, the Boys of 76 marched from the Elks Club to the convention hall at the Sesquicentennial Exposition, 3 1/2 miles, where they played at the opening session as defending champions of the drum and bugle corps show.
		The competition was held in the gigantic stadium erected for the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
		The announcer said before giving the results of the finals, "Prepare yourselves for a surprise" and many spectators, in addition to the members of the Boys of 76, were indeed surprised.
	www.drumcorpsworld.com /articles.cfm?ID=431 (1093 words)

	~ Commemorative Coins Buyer ~
		These Isabella quarters were designed by Barber and sold at the Columbia Exposition in Chicago in 1893 to honor women in industry.
		Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition commemorative gold dollar minted in 1904 and 1905.
		Sesquicentennial of American Independence gold quarter eagle ($2.50) celebrated 150 years of the United States.
	www.midwestmint.com /commemorative-coins.html (455 words)

	Petrol company maps for Expos and World's Fairs
		The 1962 exposition at Seattle is less well known, and was less well represented by oil company maps.
		The regional Standard Oil company (Chevron) commissioned an artist's impression of the fair by night which was used on its city maps of Seattle and, perhaps surprisingly, Tacoma.
		And by the time that they were revived in 1992, by a newly confident Spanish Government keen to promote itself as a vibrant modern democracy, most oil companies had stopped issuing branded maps in their main markets.
	www.ianbyrne.free-online.co.uk /special/expomaps.htm (1967 words)

	U.S. Postage Stamps of 1926
		anniversary of American Independence, was issued to promote the Sesquicentennial Exposition to be held in Philadelphia from June 1 through November 30, 1926.
		Ironically, the engraving of the Liberty Bell on this stamp is not from the original bell, but from the replica bell that hung over the main entrance to the Philadelphia Exposition.
		Collecting First Day Covers was already becoming a fad and the Sesquicentennial Exposition stamp is not hard to find on First Day cover or in mint condition.
	www.1847usa.com /identify/YearSets/1926.htm (1738 words)

	Other (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is a very unusual piece since it is for a world's fair which took place before the existance of the Boy Scouts of America.
		A fictional account of the adventures of a group of scouts traveling across the country to attend the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
		One of a set of small photo cards from the exposition which celebrated 150 Years of American Independence.
	www.stefford.com /jjmsr/Other.htm (282 words)

	Gold Commemoratives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The first souvenir gold coins were authorized for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis in 1904.
		The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition was held in Portland, Oregon in 1905.
		A souvenir issue of gold dollars was struck to mark the event with the dates 1904 and 1905.
	www.tulving.com /gldcomm.html (894 words)

	Post Cards album \| Myfamily \| Fotki.com
		In 1915, John D. Cardinell was official photographer/publisher to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
		produced postcards and photo-records for this great event and also published material for the Philadelphia "Sesquicentennial" exposition of 1926.
		Numerous cards and photos remain extant from these events, as well as general interest souvenir books and cards for visitors to the West Coast region of the United States.
	public.fotki.com /myfamily/postcards?cmd=tocart (627 words)

	Books at Iowa 65 - McCown's Sesquicentennial Reading List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Works that are still available for purchase have "In print" at the end of the entry.
		All of the selections on this sesquicentennial list are readable and worthwhile and serve as interesting introductions to Iowa's heritage.
		A fictionalized autobiography of a Native American writer from the Mesquakie Settlement in the Iowa River valley In print.
	www.lib.uiowa.edu /spec-coll/Bai/mccown6.htm (1110 words)

	The Wonderful World of Coins Journal of Antiques & Collectibles September Issue 2002
		The Columbian Exposition Half Dollar of 1892 was the United States’ first commemorative coin.
		The Isabella Quarter Dollar was minted at the request of the Board of Lady Managers of the Columbian Exposition in 1893, who thought women needed to be honored.
		The Board of Lady Managers of the Columbian Exposition were not too happy about the fact that women were not honored numismatically.
	www.journalofantiques.com /Sept02/coinssep02.htm (1502 words)

	Exposition Postcards - 1922 To 1930 Inclusive - Expo Post Cards
		"Exposition des Arts Décoratifs/Pavillons Roubaix-Tourcoing/De Feure Arch." ST with good contrast and composition, made in France, unused, LTB, good edges.
		"SESQUICENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PHILADELPHIA/PALACE OF VARIED INDUSTRIES./ PALACE OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL ECONOMY" multiview in COL from John D. Cardinell (official), unused, minor wear at corners, LC misses design.
		"Exposition Internationale de Liége 1930/A LA POTINIÈRE/Secteur Nord" with signage including 'Buffet Froid' and 'Biere Liegeoise', ST from M. Debroux, unused, CC, IC.
	www.judnick.com /Expositions1922To1930.htm (1248 words)

	Balboa Park Research-Amero
		The crowd started to desert the fading fire in the park in expectation of a new thrill, but someone remembered that the state college students were burning a monster bonfire on the athletic field to generate enthusiasm for today’s football game.
		At the close of the exposition in 1916, the Southern Counties building was turned over to the board of park commissioners, who in turned conveyed the use of the structure to the federal government in connection with the naval training station then established in Balboa park.
		He pointed out the fact that the enforcement of laws and regulations within the confines of the park lies largely with the park commission, and that the primary work of insuring the permanence of the exposition buildings must be done by the commission.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /amero/notes-1925.htm (16572 words)

	10/8/02, Curtis Organ Rededication - Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 7
		The Curtis Organ was built in 1926 by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, Connecticut for the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia, which commemorated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States' Declaration of Independence.
		Austin completed the mammoth 162-rank organ in only six months, using assembly-line techniques for its many thousands of mechanical parts, and it was installed in time for the exposition's opening ceremony in June of 1926.
		The organ is an American Symphonic organ, designed during a period in American history when ordinary people had limited opportunities to hear a real symphony orchestra, and when municipalities considered it a duty to bring arts and music to their citizens.
	www.upenn.edu /almanac/v49/n07/organ.html (555 words)

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