Centennial Exposition 1876

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/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