1876 Centennial Exposition Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lithographs (100th Anniversary Declaration of Independence)

Important historical collection of original1876 lithographs offering rare views from the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The fair celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and was the first major World’s Fair held in the United States.

Inventions that were shown to the public included the English high wheel bikes (“penny farthings”), Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, Heinz Ketchup, the Remington typewriter, and Hires root beer.