private, and commercial investments that were necessary to mount the Centennial Exposition. Both had a similar neo-Gothic appearance, including the waving...
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The Texas Centennial Exposition was a world's fair presented from June 6 to November 29, 1936, at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. A celebration of the 100th...
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sesquicentennial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926 was a world's fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
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Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was an exposition held in Nashville from May 1 – October 31, 1897 in what is now Centennial Park. A year...
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The World Cotton Centennial (also known as the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition) was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana...
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and Clark Centennial Exposition, commonly also known as the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and officially known as the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American...
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The Jamestown Exposition, also known as the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition of 1907, was one of the many world's fairs and expositions that were popular...
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World's fair (redirect from World exposition)
Parthenon was built for the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition where it stands today in Nashville's Centennial Park. It features plaster reproductions...
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May 1940. 1967 International and Universal Exposition, better known as Expo 67, celebrating Canada's centennial year. This "Category One" World's Fair held...
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While initially conceived as a centennial celebration to be held in 1903, the actual opening of the St. Louis exposition was delayed until April 30, 1904...
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Fair Park (redirect from Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings (1936--1937))
Landmark; many of the buildings were constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936. Fair Park has been designated a Great Place in America...
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Industrial Exhibition 1876 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States – Centennial Exposition 1876 – Brisbane, Queensland – Intercolonial Exhibition (1876) 1876...
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Bell Witch (section Nashville Centennial Exposition)
of Robertson County and was reportedly written for Nashville's Centennial Exposition in 1880. The sketch was published in 1900 by the Tennessee Historical...
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racetrack. It was redeveloped as the site of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition in 1897. Afterward most of the temporary exhibit structures...
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Liberty Bell (redirect from Centennial Bell)
displayed at the Centennial Exposition, a great many exposition visitors came to visit it. Its image was ubiquitous throughout the exposition grounds. Myriad...
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Parthenon (Nashville) (category Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition)
of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Today, the Parthenon, which functions as an art museum, stands as the centerpiece of Centennial Park, a large public...
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Memorial Hall (Philadelphia) (category Centennial Exposition)
building in the Centennial District of West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built as the art gallery for the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it is the...
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exhibited for publicity at international expositions. The torch-bearing arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, and in Madison...
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George Henry Corliss (section Centennial Exposition)
century and is perhaps best known for the Centennial Engine, which was the centerpiece of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. George Henry Corliss...
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Philippine Centennial International Exposition 1998, also known as Expo Pilipino, was a world fair organized as part of the 100th anniversary of the declaration...
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architecture in the state. It was designed and built for the Texas Centennial Exposition. Built in 1936 at the astronomical (especially during the Great...
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Architecture built for world's fairs recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions. The Crystal Palace Palais de l'Industrie Théâtre du Rond-Point The Exhibition...
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Fairmount Park (category Centennial Exposition)
and West Park, the area including the Philadelphia Zoo, and the Centennial Exposition grounds. The South Garden predated the establishment of the Park...
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Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, the first world's fair held in America, in Philadelphia in 1876 Centennial Fountain (disambiguation) Centennial Hall (disambiguation)...
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boom after several local oil discoveries, its hosting of the Texas Centennial Exposition, and its existence during wartime. Despite the onset of the Great...
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slaveholders. Following an exhibition of the cakewalk at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the cakewalk was adopted by performers in minstrel...
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and Renaissance humanism. The era spans the period between the Centennial Exposition (celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration...
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through the acquisition of 60 boxcars worth of displays from the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The income from the exhibition of these artifacts...
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1982 World's Fair (redirect from Knoxville International Energy Exposition)
held in the state of Tennessee, with the first being the Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897, held in the state's capital, Nashville. The fair was constructed...
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show. At the time, the exposition was larger than any previous American exhibition with the exception of the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia...
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