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The 4th of July at the Centennial Exposition

    Rain did not damper the enthusiasm of the huge 4th of July Exposition crowd, shown in this illustration celebrating 100 years of American independence. On this occasion, Philadelphia authorities formerly transferred the Exposition grounds to the Centennial Commission. 

    1877
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Attribution/Credit

    Frank H. Norton, ed., Frank Leslie’s Historical Register of the United States Centennial Exposition, 1876(New York: Frank Leslie’s Publishing House, 1877).