Souvenir Card, Agriculture Hall

Name/Title

Souvenir Card, Agriculture Hall

Entry/Object ID

2026.06.022

Description

One die-pressed wooden souvenir card, sometimes called a plaque or medal, from the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. This card features the Agriculture Hall, one of the buildings at the fairgrounds. The back says, "1776 1876 / Three Millions of Colonists on a Strip by the Sea Now Forty Millions of Freemen Stretching from Ocean to Ocean"

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Date made

1876

Notes

Likely produced by the Philadelphia Ornamental Wood Company

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

4 in

Depth

5/16 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876