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Centennial Exposition 1876
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Centennial_Exposition_1876
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
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
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