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Sesquicentennial International Exposition
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Sesquicentennial_International_Exposition
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:attendance
approximately 6 million
gptkbp:closed
1926-11-30
gptkbp:commemorates
150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:exhibits
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
foreign pavilions
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Century_of_Progress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Sesquicentennial International Exposition
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:logo
gptkb:Liberty_Bell
gptkbp:mainVenue
gptkb:South_Philadelphia
gptkbp:motto
In Commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of American Independence
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Sesqui-Centennial_Stadium
gptkb:Smith_Memorial_Arch
Liberty Bell replica
gptkbp:notableEvent
parades
boxing matches
air shows
fireworks displays
first public demonstration of television by Philo Farnsworth
gptkbp:opened
1926-05-31
President Calvin Coolidge
gptkbp:organizer
gptkb:City_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Panama–Pacific_International_Exposition
gptkbp:significance
financial losses
low attendance
urban development in South Philadelphia
gptkbp:theme
Progress and Freedom
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:1926_Sesquicentennial_Exposition
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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