Centennial Exposition 1876

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors approximately 10 million
gptkbp:attendedBy gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Dom_Pedro_II_of_Brazil
gptkb:Emperor_Pedro_II_of_Brazil
many international dignitaries
gptkbp:category gptkb:World's_fairs_in_the_United_States
gptkb:History_of_Philadelphia
1876 in Pennsylvania
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Centennial_Medal
gptkb:Centennial_National_Bank
gptkb:Centennial_postage_stamps
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Centennial_currency
gptkbp:endDate 1876-11-10
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Centennial_Exhibition_Reports
historical photographs
contemporary newspaper reports
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1878)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Centennial Exposition 1876
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Memorial_Hall_(now_Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art_annex)
inspired future world's fairs in the U.S.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_seal
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:Remington_Typographic_Machine
gptkb:Hires_Root_Beer
gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm_and_torch
gptkb:Root_Beer
Banana (first widely introduced to Americans)
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:organizer gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:purpose celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:significance first official World's Fair in the United States
gptkbp:startDate 1876-05-10
gptkbp:theme progress and innovation
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fairmount_Park_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5