Sesquicentennial Exposition

155A01 S

esquicentennial Philadelphia, June 1st to December 1926 celebrating 150 Years of American Independence [Congress Hall surrounded by flags], JDC [EB] [TOB]
Sesquicentennial International Exposition Philadelphia, Pa celebrating 150 Years of American Independence [Liberty Bell surrounded by Flags and Eagle], TQV 125623 [EB] JDC, Official Publisher [EB unless otherwise noted]

155A02

--- Benjamin Franklin's print shop, the original home of the Saturday Evening Post <109845>
Connecticut State Building <110702>
Corner Entrance, Liberal Arts Palace

155A03

--- Destruction of a Battleship by Modern Bombing Plane <109847>
Fight Between "Monitor and Merrimac"... <109850>
The First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government <109905>
Fokker the Seventh "Timcotos" 1926, used in Commander Byrd's Flight over the North Pole <109909>

155A04

--- George Washington and His Generals <109853>
A Glimpse of the Palace of Liberal Arts <110703>
Governor Minuit purchasing Manhattan Island from the Indians with $16.00 worth of Beads, Ribbons and other Trifles <109906>
John Hanson...John Morton Memorial Building...<109714>

155A05

--- Looking towards the Main Gate <110704>
Main Entrance <106311>
The Main Entrance <110690>

155A06

--- The National Home Electric <110693>
New Jersey Building <110701>
Palace of Agriculture/Palace of Fine Arts [2 Views]<109841>

155A06

--- Palace of Varied Industries/Palace of Education and Social economy [2 Views] <109842]

155A07

--- Pennsylvania State Building <110696>
The Pylons and Band Shell <110695>

155A08

--- Reflections in Treasure Island <110698>
Replica of Sheppen House <110694>
Scene on the Grounds <110697>
Scene on the Lagoon, Gladway <106309>

155A09

--- The Soldier of 1776 <109851>
The Stadium <110691>
-Sulgrave Manor... <110700>
Y.W.C.A. Replica of Mount Vernon <110699>

155A10

2- Associate Fraternal Memorial <24055>
3- "Illumination Effects at the... <25273>
4- Main Entrance to Palace of Liberal Arts <24057>

155A11

8- Corner Entrance to Palace of Liberal Arts <24061>
10- Liberal Arts Palace <24063>
11- Stadium <24064>

155A12

14- The Boathouse and Lookout with Reflections, League Island Park <26004>
15- Entrance and Tower, Palace of Agriculture <26005>
16- The Lookout, League Island Park <26006>

155A13

19- Administration Building <26009>
20- New $2,000,000 Concrete Stadium from the Lookout <26010>
21- Sunset from the Lookout <26011>

155A14

22- View of Pennsylvania State Building <26012>
23- U.S.S. Constitution, affectionately called "old Iron Sides" never met Defeat <26013>
24- U.S.S. Wyoming, League Island Navy Yard and the great 350-ton Crane <26014>

155A15

32- Marine Barracks, League Island Navy Yard,<26022>
33- Dogs of War at Rest, League Island Navy Yard,<26023>
34- Y.M.C.A. Building, League Island Navy Yard <26024>
35- Hospital Buildings, League Island Navy Yard, <26025>

155A16

36- Taj Mahal, India's Palace <26026>
37- Auditorium, Convention Hall seating 20,000, People <26027>
39- The Great Stone Urns of the Lookout <26029>

155A17

40- The Great Electric Liberty Bell consisting of 26,000 Electric Bulbs <26030>
41- The Forum of Founders <26330>
42- Main Parkway of Sesquicentennial Grounds near Main Entrance <26331>
43- Pennsylvania State Building <26332>

155A18

44- Scene on the Gladway, Battle of Gettysburg, Fire and Flame <26333>
46- Taj Mahal, India's Palace <26336>
47- Main Entrance and Towers of Liberal Arts Palace <26337>

155A19

48- Mammoth Liberty Bell Covered with 26,000 Electric Bulbs <26335>
49- Auditorium Convention Hall, Seating Capacity 20,000 <26338>
50- High Street of 1776, now Market Street <26339>
51- Tower of Light and Statue of Progress by Night <26340>

155A20

54- Main Entrance and Towers of Palace of Agriculture
55- Gondolas on the lagoon, Treasure Island <26344>

155A21

57- Main entrance, Palace of Fine Arts <26346>
58- Two million dollar concrete stadium <26347>

155A22

112- Section of Palace of liberal Arts <109339>
113- Palace of Agriculture <109596>

155A23A

115- "A bit of Cairo", through the Orient concessions <109337>
116- Colonnade entrance, Liberal Arts Palace <109336>

155A23B

117- The Taj Mahal Palace of India <109334>
118- Vista of Palace of Education <109333>
119- Palace of Fine Arts <109332>

155A23C

121- Auditorium Convention Hall, Seating Capacity 20,000 <1093?0>
122- High Street, Old Philadelphia, PA, 1776, Created by the Womens Board <109329>
123- Treasure Island, One of the Most Interesting Concessions <109328>

155A24

126- Sunset on the lake, League Island Park <109325>
128- The Outlook, League Island Park,... <109323>
131- League Island Navy Yard <109476>

155A25

132- Entrance to Palace of Agriculture <109477>
134- Great cranes in League Island Navy Yard <109479>
136- Facsimile of the Declaration of Independence the most treasured document of American history <109481> [UB]
137- City Hall Tower by Night <109635>

155A26

142- A glance up Broad Street, League Island Navy Yard <109640>

155A27

144- Aerial view of League Island Navy Yard <109642>
146- Main building, U.S. Naval Home, League Island Navy Yard <109644>
152- U.S. destroyer Davis sinking a submarine <109650>

155A28

2165-The towers and main entrance to Palace of Agriculture <110680> TQV [EB] [TOB]

155A29 ---

[Introductory card with William Penn Statue] Even William Penn gives us the glad hand at the Sesqui-Centennial, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to celebrate 150 years of American independence
...[Introductory card with Carpenters' Hall] 125626 Here fifty-four delegates from twelve colonies...125625

...[Introductory card with Independence Hall] Here was debated and signed... 125619

155A30 ---

Administration building 125590
...Auditorium 125578

...Florida Building 125579

... Forum of founders 125589

155A31 ---

Liberty Bell, main entrance 125595
...Light effect, double aurora 125588

...New municipal stadium 125594

...One of the lighting effects 125584

155A32A ---

Palace of Liberal Arts 125577
...Tower of light 125583

...Treasure Island 125593

...A vestibule at Sesqui-Centennial 125576

155A32B

--- Oklahoma Building 125592
...One of the Thirteen State Columns 125575

...View of Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition Grounds, Taken from Airplane 125591

155A33

<High Street of 1776>, JDC [HC] [TOB]
...Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge [La France Ad and Text on Front], [UB]

155A34

$50,000 Gladioli Beds, Louis Mark's Model Shoe Factory, JDC A-33 [HC] [TOB]

155A35

Lincoln Statue, Illinois State Buiding, JDC A-44 [HC] [TOB]
Founders Pylons and the Mammoth Luminous Liberty Bell, JDC A-47 [HC] [TOB]

155B01

Persia Building, <215> [RP] [USB] [TOB]
...Night View Pennsylvania Building, <154?> [RP] [USB]

...Tower Entrance, Transportation Building, JDC <B-46> [TOB]

...Little Wooden House-Headquarters-American War Mothers [Sketch by A.M. Gallagher], [USB]

155B02

The Mammoth Illuminated Liberty Bell, JDC B-15 [TOB]
...The Power behind Philadelphia's Future Electric Homes, JDC [TOB]

...High Street, <2> [RP] [USB]
EDGS [EB] [TOB]

155B03

Bartlett Glacier, Alaska <U.S. Deppartment of the Interior, the Alaska Railroads
Elephant Butte Dam, Rio Grande Project, N. Mex.-Tex <U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation>
An Eskimo School Girl of Nome, Alaska <U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Education>
Geologist taking Notes on Rock Formation and Mineral Deposits <U.S. Department of the Interior, the Geological Survey>

155B04

Primitive Indias abouth Their Tepees <U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs>
Public Camping Grounds in the Yosemite National Park <U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Park Service>
Ten Pension Checks being signed at once on One of the Labor-saving Devices of the Pension Bureau <U.S.Department of the Interior, the Pension Bureau>

155B05

University of Pennsylvania at the Sesquicentennial International Exposition, Birds Eye View of Campus in 1926..., GCC [EB]
...Worlds Championship Rodeo [Men standing on Donkey and Cow]: Red Sublette, Joe Hetzer, Fred Beebe, Director, [RP] [EB]

155B06

World Championship Rodeo [Gaucho Lassoes Another Gaucho, Both on Horse], <48> [RP] [USB]
...[Horse with Rider, Rearing], <57> [RP]

...Lonnie Rooney, World's Championship Rodeo [Bull Riding], <55> [RP]