Centennial Exhibition, 1876

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Centennial_Exhibition,_1876

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors	approximately 10 million
gptkbp:attendedBy	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:Mark_Twain gptkb:Oscar_Wilde gptkb:P._T._Barnum gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony gptkb:Thomas_Edison gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman gptkb:Emperor_Pedro_II_of_Brazil President Rutherford B. Hayes
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_Historic_District gptkb:Centennial_Medal gptkb:Centennial_National_Bank gptkb:Centennial_Fountain gptkb:Centennial_Monorail gptkb:Centennial_Hall_(Memorial_Hall)
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_commemorative_coins
gptkbp:endDate	1876-11-10
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1878)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Centennial Exhibition, 1876
gptkbp:legacy	influenced future world's fairs in the United States boosted Philadelphia's international reputation stimulated American industry and innovation
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:mainBuilding	gptkb:Main_Exhibition_Building gptkb:Machinery_Hall gptkb:Horticultural_Hall gptkb:Memorial_Hall gptkb:Agricultural_Hall
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone gptkb:Corliss_Steam_Engine gptkb:Heinz_Ketchup gptkb:John_Philip_Sousa's_Centennial_March gptkb:Hires_Root_Beer gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm_and_torch gptkb:Remington_Typographic_Machine_(typewriter) about 37 countries
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:International_Exhibition_of_Arts,_Manufactures,_and_Products_of_the_Soil_and_Mine
gptkbp:opened	gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant gptkb:Dom_Pedro_II_of_Brazil
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:purpose	to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:significance	first official World's Fair in the United States
gptkbp:startDate	1876-05-10
gptkbp:theme	progress in arts, industry, and agriculture
gptkbp:venue	gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Portrait_of_Dr._Samuel_D._Gross
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5