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Probably no better grounds for the purpose could have been found in the United States,   136 acres are taken for the use of the exhibition. Their natural advantages of position,   easy access, and the beauty and wildness of the grounds, are increased by artificial   means, such as ponds, brooks, fountains and flowers. But one of the greatest advantages   of the location is its nearness to a city of such interest, historical and otherwise, as   Philadelphia. Aside from the natural advantages, it is a most appropriate place for the   holding of this Centennial Exhibition. The buildings are all beautiful specimens of   architecture, the handsomest of which is Memorial Hall, which is to be permanent, as a   monument of the centennial of American independence. 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An omission is found in the scarcity of   shade trees near the buildings. In walking from one building to another, one is exposed to   the full rays of the sun, which is by no means pleasant, especially if walking on one of the   concrete walks, which reflect the rays of the sun. A band of music here and there would   be an agreeable addition, but they are not to be found*. The happy choice of grounds   contributes in no small degree to the success of the exhibition. 236 acres are enclosed.    The Buildings  are fine specimens of architecture, and very showy at a distance, but with the exception   of Memorial Hall, they are for only temporary purposes, and consequently of not very   expensive material, wood, iron and glass being the principal materials. They are all well   suited to the purpose for which they were built. Memorial Hall, which is to be permanent,   is a very handsome and imposing building, of granite    *This lack of music was only temporary. 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It is the handsomest building on the grounds. The buildings put up by   foreign nations are remarkable, as showing their different styles of architecture. The   Japanese building was put up without the use of nails. The Main Building covers 21 ½   acres, Memorial Hall, 1 ½ acres, Machinery Hall, 14 acres, Agricultural Hall, 10 ¼ acres,   Horticultural Hall, 1 ½. The number of miles to be traversed in each building, in order to   pass through each aisle, has been estimated as follows: M. B., 11 1/3, Mem. H., 1 ¾,   Mach. H. 5 ¼, A. H., 2 7/8, H. H., ¾. About 75 acres are under cover, including the   annexes.    Main Building.  contains miscellaneous exhibits, for which no special building has been provided   elsewhere. I spent about 3 days here. The following notes are not intended for anything   like a description of the contents of this building, nor are they given in any order, but they   simply mention some of the objects of interest which attracted the writer’s attention.   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The model School House from Belgium was furnished not   only with maps and scientific apparatus, but with cases of stuffed birds, bugs and   butterflies, minerals, &c., the whole making a cosy and inviting room. From Italy there   was a large and most beautiful collection of jewelry, mosaics, corals, filagree work, &c.   This was always surrounded by a crowd of ladies. From Great Britain and Ireland the   display was principally of carpets, cloth, cutlery, &c., the products of their manufactories.   The carpets shown here were very fine. From Peru there was an interesting collection of   minerals and idols, There was a good bust of Gen. Grant here, made entirely of wire,   which I recognized at once. There were unique displays from China and Japan,   interesting principally for their oddity. From China there was some very fine carved work   in ivory. 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Very high prices were   asked for them, and they were purchased as curiosities. From Tunis there was a mosaic   lion taken from the ruins of Carthage — price $5,000. In the French department there was   a fine representation of the Birth of Christ, the figures being of wax and life size. A large   quantity of the finest and most costly laces in the world were exhibited by a Parisian firm.   A curious kind of carriage was exhibited here, the motive power being furnished by a dog   in each wheel — the same principle which is sometimes used in wood-sawing machines.   Russia had one of the most attractive and beautiful displays in the building. There were   vases, snuffboxes, knick-knacks, trinkets, jewelry, &c., of beautiful and unique designs,   and of fine material and workmanship, elegant cloth of silver and gold, fine furs, &c.   Mantels, bureau-tops, jewelry, &c., were made of a mottled green and white ore, called   malachite. 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In the U. S. department the display of the publishing houses, was fine, as was that   from many foreign countries. The skeleton of a gigantic lizard came from New Jersey   Tiffany &Co., of NY. showed a splendid collection of jewelry and diamonds. Several   diamond necklaces, bracelets, &c., of great value and dazzling brilliancy were shown   here. The Gorham Co. of Providence had a magnificent display of silver ware, among   which is a large and elaborately worked vase, called the Century Vase. The Meriden   Brittannia Co. made a fine display of their ware, which closely resembles silver. Several   firms from Philadelphia and New York had splendid displays of jewelry. A fine diamond   scarf-pin was worth $12,000 Switzerland excelled in her display of watches. Very   handsome and costly parlor and chamber sets were exhibited by American and foreign   exhibitors. 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The numerous British colonies were well represented. The specimens of tropical fruits   and nuts, direct from the trees, were worthy of attention. The display of the Society for   Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was sadly interesting. Dogs and cocks, stuffed,   immediately after the fight, clubs, whips, &c., with which horses had been beaten, hoofs   torn from horses, eyes knocked out, legs broken, &c., &c., together with a display of   pictures, form a curious but disgusting sight. A fine display of revolvers and fire arms   was made by several American firms. There was a large music-box or organ in the hall,   which on turning a crank, would play, sounding exactly like a full brass band. The piano   manufacturers were well represented. There were two immense organs in the building,   which furnished music at times during the day. 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Winding stairs in the centre of the building led to the roof, where a fine view of the   grounds and city could be obtained."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/dfea69da-fa0c-492a-bee7-57793a2988fc/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_16","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"15","height":3012,"width":2370,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/daaefc25-1b32-4966-bcb1-3e36122d4fa4/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/daaefc25-1b32-4966-bcb1-3e36122d4fa4","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3012,"width":2370},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_16","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"Machinery Hall.  Here is exhibited and in motion the machinery of the world, and here America appears to   better advantage than in any other of the buildings, except the U. S. Government   building. The machinery is all moved by the great Corliss engine in the centre. It is a   wonderful sight to see this in motion, alone, but, almost as far as the eye can reach, to see   a mass of moving machinery, is a sight to be seen only once in a life-time. In the   Brazillian department is seen the process of making silk, from the live worms to the   shining and lustrous silk. A great variety of printing presses were shown in the U.S. dept.,   from the small hand press to the immense steam presses of lightning like movement, on   which were printed in the building the N.Y. Times, Sun and Herald, and some   Philadelphia papers. The latter were truly wonderful, the N.Y. 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A large roll of blank paper went in at one end (self feeding)   and at the other end the papers were laid down in two piles, almost too fast to be counted,   about four per second. A full line of Hoe’s celebrated presses were on exhibition. There,   also, was seen Franklin’s old printing press. The process of type casting was illustrated.   The manufacture of chocolate and bonbons was very fully illustrated in the American and   French depts. The common chocolate creams were made by first preparing the inside by   machinery, then dipping them in the liquid chocolate by hand. Nice, fresh chocolate   caramels &c. were sold at the rate of $1 per lb. I had no idea of the immense quantity of   chocolate used in the manufacture of [      ] till I saw what an important ingredient it was   in their manufacture in Machinery Hall. Tobacco was prepared for market by three   negroes, who interrupted the monotonous whirr of the machinery by some very good"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1e5d6012-ccf6-406a-9292-b328cfc71b86/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_18","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"17","height":3002,"width":2379,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/e4ceebd4-abe2-4f38-b07d-79facec024c7/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/e4ceebd4-abe2-4f38-b07d-79facec024c7","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3002,"width":2379},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_18","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/e4ceebd4-abe2-4f38-b07d-79facec024c7/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_19","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"18","height":3068,"width":2331,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1eedd150-0b69-4dd1-8f77-c3aacd845397/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1eedd150-0b69-4dd1-8f77-c3aacd845397","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3068,"width":2331},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_19","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"singing. The process of making paper hangings was interesting. I must mention the   exhibit of the Howe Scales, from Brandon, being a house institution. It was a very fine   and handsome exhibition, far ahead of anything else of the kind there. The scales were   finished in fancy woods, and nicely painted and varnished, and well arranged. Silk   weaving machines from England were in operation. They were making some handsome   Centennial badges. The making of thread was illustrated, in all its branches, from the   crude cotton to the spools of thread done up and ready for market. After the cotton had   been made into thread, it was wound on the spools by a machine for that purpose, it   taking but three or four seconds to wind a spool. The spool was placed in position by an   attendant, the part of the machine from which the thread emerged moved rapidly across   the spool, from one end to the other,"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1eedd150-0b69-4dd1-8f77-c3aacd845397/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_20","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"19","height":3042,"width":2462,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/af214fef-e95e-45c0-a36c-c5430695f18e/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/af214fef-e95e-45c0-a36c-c5430695f18e","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3042,"width":2462},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_20","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"and the thread was wound tightly upon the spool, as we buy it at the store. It is difficult   for a person unacquainted with the nomenclature of these machines, and understanding   very little about machinery in general, to give an intelligible account of them, thus it was   wonderful — the speed with which the woman did them up in parcels of 12 each, ready   for shipping. The machine with which almanacs were being made interested me much.    Two attendants were feeding it — on one side with the paper for the covers, on the other   for the insides. The almanac was dropped out beneath, all finished — cut, folded,   trimmed and bound. The printing was done elsewhere. Another wonderful machine was   that for making envelopes. Several machines for this purpose were shown, but the best   one was as follows: – a roll of paper went in at one end (the machine was self-feeding)   and the envelopes dropped out at the other, end, two per"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/af214fef-e95e-45c0-a36c-c5430695f18e/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_21","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"20","height":3024,"width":2341,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f75ee930-e9f6-421b-af40-40b852c33301/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f75ee930-e9f6-421b-af40-40b852c33301","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3024,"width":2341},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_21","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"second, into receivers, after having passed a considerable distance on a belt or band, over   and between broad flat wheels, to press them into shape, I suppose. Toilet soap was made   by a French firm. A number of looms were in operation, making the finest of cloth and   carpets, principally owned by American exhibitors. One could get a very good idea of the   way in which these things are made. The process of making pins was shown, and the ease   and speed with which they were made was wonderful. I forget the number made per   minute, but it must have been very large, as they were dropping out by handfuls. They   were also stuck into the papers by machinery. Every branch of the manufacture of the   Waltham watches was carried on here, and would have repaid investigation, if one had   the time. The way in which labels are printed on spools was shown. In an annex to Mach.   Hall, a Nevada Quartz mill was in operation, and gold and"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f75ee930-e9f6-421b-af40-40b852c33301/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_22","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"21","height":3010,"width":2432,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/7ef209a8-8815-4c7d-ae01-eacbcd521507/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/7ef209a8-8815-4c7d-ae01-eacbcd521507","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3010,"width":2432},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_22","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"silver medals were shown, made of ore taken from quartz by the mill while in operation   here. There was a good sized water fall at one end of the building. I have mentioned but a   few of the articles in Machinery Hall which attracted my attention. Hundreds of   machines, representing the advancement of the world for the last hundred years were on   exhibition, and made this one of the most interesting buildings on the grounds."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/7ef209a8-8815-4c7d-ae01-eacbcd521507/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_23","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"22","height":3033,"width":2363,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/febbd75d-405e-476f-8a2b-dbb83e9b4ceb/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/febbd75d-405e-476f-8a2b-dbb83e9b4ceb","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3033,"width":2363},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_23","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"Memorial Hall.  This, together with the annex, the  most interesting building on the grounds, to the writer.    The choicest specimens of paintings and statuary from the old world, with the finest   productions of the best American artists, were here on Exhibition. Italy was far superior   to any country, or, I may say, to all the rest combined, in the exhibition of statuary. She   also exhibited some fine paintings and valuable antiquities. There were miles of the   choicest art treasures of the world, to remain more than an hour or two among which only   served to dazzle and confuse one. My method was to spend an hour and a half or two   hours in Memorial Hall, or annex, as soon as I arrived at the grounds, and spend the rest   of the day elsewhere. To discriminate among so many, where each seemed, to an   untrained eye, worthy of special notice, was almost impos-"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/febbd75d-405e-476f-8a2b-dbb83e9b4ceb/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_24","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"23","height":2986,"width":2410,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/e580b832-6874-4543-ae24-e980a127db53/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/e580b832-6874-4543-ae24-e980a127db53","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":2986,"width":2410},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_24","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"sible. I shall simply mention a few of the paintings and statuary which attracted my   attention. I have not the space to mention all I would like to. In the U.S. dept. a large oil   painting, “Yankee Doodle,” interested me much. It represents two drummers and a fifer,   Grandsire, sire and son, at the head of the troops, playing Yankee Doodle, and leading the   troops from defeat to victory, 100 years ago. The expressions of their faces show that   they are throwing their whole souls into the work. The Minute Man of ’75, a statuette,   explains itself. The Battle of Gettysburg is one of the largest pictures on exhibition,   covering one whole side of a room. It is worthy of half a day’s study. The figures in the   foreground are life size, and the bloody wounds of the fallen, their positions, and the   expressions of their faces, are very natural, as are also the expressions and attitudes of   those fighting. The Village Post Office represents a young girl come for her mail, which   the old post-master holds in his hands, in the shape of a letter — love letter, probably,   gazing curiously"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/e580b832-6874-4543-ae24-e980a127db53/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_25","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"24","height":3027,"width":2373,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/c702d9d4-b821-4308-a4b4-0ddc9e347718/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/c702d9d4-b821-4308-a4b4-0ddc9e347718","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3027,"width":2373},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_25","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"at it, while the girl holds out her hand to receive it, an expression of mingled modesty and   impatience on her countenance. The various articles of a country story & post office, the   group of loafers and old store, are all faithfully portrayed. Paying the Rent is a good   portrait of an Irish family, at that important moment. Italy – Statuary. Among the   numerous beautiful pieces of statuary from Italy, there are: – Boy with a broken cup, Girl   & Eagle, both true to life. “Rataplan” represents a little boy drumming. Very good. One   Skein of Thread. Seizing the Turkey. Liberty – two youths who look as if they meant   “liberty or death.” “Cold” represents a poor, barefooted girl, her ragged shawl wrapped   tightly about her, tears on her face, her expression, position and everything about her,   showing that she is suffering from the cold. It is a beautiful piece of work. “Girl stepping   into cold water” is remarkable chiefly from the natural expression of her face, as her bare   feet first touch the cold water."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/c702d9d4-b821-4308-a4b4-0ddc9e347718/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_26","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"25","height":3012,"width":2483,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/453840c8-e2ba-48f0-bc0a-d44d145906b7/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/453840c8-e2ba-48f0-bc0a-d44d145906b7","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3012,"width":2483},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_26","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"Girl as Butterfly is a fine piece of work. The Forced Prayer represents a little boy   unwillingly repeating his prayer before retiring. The extreme reluctance and disgust   which he feels are admirably expressed, and one cannot help smiling at the ludicrous   expression of the boy’s face. The Last Day of Pompeii. This is a woman, with disheveled   hair and wild look fleeing from the destruction of that day. Her wild, terrified look is   especially noticeable. There are several statues of “Michael Angelo at Work.” Love’s Net   is the figure of a woman, with a net wound around her body. For skillful workmanship,   this struck me as one of the best, if not the best, pieces of work that I saw. The beautifully   modeled form of the woman, the surest expression of her face, the graceful twining of the   net, through the meshes of which her form can be discerned, all combine to render it a   very beautiful and attractive work of art. Two or three rooms were filled with antiquities.   There were toilet articles, mirrors,"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/453840c8-e2ba-48f0-bc0a-d44d145906b7/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_27","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"26","height":3064,"width":2353,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9cacfac4-dcc9-4575-bbf7-81850acef6f0/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9cacfac4-dcc9-4575-bbf7-81850acef6f0","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":1024,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":3064,"width":2353},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_27","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"from Praeneste, the 6th century B. C. Specimens of ancient sculpture; — Head of Apollo.   Head of Alexander. Great statue of Bacchus. Head of Euripides, found in Rome. Head of   Tiberius, found in Naples. Head of Sappho. Head of the emperor Augustus. Head of   Perseus. Old Roman, Etruscan, Phoenician, &c., personal ornaments from the 7th century   B. C., to the 16th A. D. Engraved jems from Nineveh and Persepolis, engraved by the   Glyptic art – a lost art. The secret perished with the death of one man. A great variety of   extremely beautiful mosaic table tops were exhibited in the Italian dept. One painting I   noticed as very good: A boy has broken a cup, and his mother is reproving him. There   were other pictures which deserved notice, but I was unable to obtain the names. United   States. A few paintings were omitted here which should have been noticed:– “The   Tramp,” an oil painting, is a first rate representation of that genus. The Roman Chariot   Race deserves notice. It is a large oil painting, giving a correct and animated   representation of the ancient chariot race. Austria. Here one large picture catches the   writer’s eye"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9cacfac4-dcc9-4575-bbf7-81850acef6f0/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_28","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"27","height":2997,"width":2416,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/60e67b3d-41ff-40b8-8569-62a1a77d683a/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/60e67b3d-41ff-40b8-8569-62a1a77d683a","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2997,"width":2416},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_28","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"at once. It is “Venice doing homage to Catherine Cornaro.” Queen of leyprus, who had   given the island to Venice. This is called one of the finest paintings on exhibition. In the   German dept. the painting Christ and Magdalene is good. France. “Rizpah protecting the   bodies of her sons from the birds of prey” is a very striking picture. “The Death of Julius   Caesar” is very fine. The conspirators are just striking him down. “Fascination” is a   young girl fascinated by a snake. Finely executed. The Bather is a very good   representation of feminine charms. A fat, pompous, comical looking old chap is “John   Falstaff,” as seen in a painting. The Blinding of Young Prince Arthur is full of Pathos. In   the foreground stands Arthur, pleading with the executioner, while behind are the men   with the red hot irons. Great Britain & Ireland. “Study of a Lion” (two), the “Traveled   Monkey” and the “Sick Monkey,” by Landseer, the celebrated animal painter, are jems.   The Banquet Scene, from Macbeth, is a very interesting picture. It represents Macbeth as   he catches sight of the ghost of the murdered man. “Marriage of the Prince of Wales”   attracts"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/60e67b3d-41ff-40b8-8569-62a1a77d683a/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_29","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"28","height":2996,"width":2366,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/794e115f-789e-46d7-9823-ddbc4a81ae04/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/794e115f-789e-46d7-9823-ddbc4a81ae04","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2996,"width":2366},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_29","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/794e115f-789e-46d7-9823-ddbc4a81ae04/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_30","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"29","height":3019,"width":2333,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b073b2a8-322c-4032-991d-20bba2118dcf/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b073b2a8-322c-4032-991d-20bba2118dcf","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":3019,"width":2333},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_30","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"much attention, on account of the excellence of the portraits. “Marriage of the infant   princess” is the marriage scene of a boy and girl not more than 6 and 4 years old. The last   two were lent by Queen Victoria. “Taming the Shrew” is first rate. The Shrew is capital.   “Prometheus bound” is a striking picture, a fine representation of helpless strength. Brazil   has several good paintings of naval battles in the Paraguayan War. Spain had a good   collection of pictures. “The Landing of Columbus” was good. Photographic Hall was   interesting, as showing the present state of perfection of that art, and contrasting it with   some of the specimens of the earlier stages of the art, on exhibition. There were some of   the most highly finished and life like photographs ever taken. The United States were far   ahead in this branch of art."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b073b2a8-322c-4032-991d-20bba2118dcf/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_31","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"30","height":2989,"width":2381,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/24775c38-8eaa-44e5-8403-dbd1cd1c23e2/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/24775c38-8eaa-44e5-8403-dbd1cd1c23e2","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2989,"width":2381},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_31","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"Agricultural Hall.    This building was devoted to the exhibition of agricultural products and implements, and   everything connected with the science of agriculture. There was a fine display of   improved labor-saving machines, together with liquors, tobacco, confectionery, cotton,   coffee, tea, india rubber, grain, woods, &c., &c., but the exhibition was rather   uninteresting, except to a farmer or one specially interested in such matters. As an   illustration of the standing of our own country in agricultural affairs, as compared with   that of other countries, and as an illustration of the importance and indispensability of   agriculture, the high place which it occupies in the minds of men of all civilized nations,   and the perfection to which it has been reduced, as a science, it was a great success. In   wines and liquors, the products of the best European vineyards were there in abundance,   together with our"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/24775c38-8eaa-44e5-8403-dbd1cd1c23e2/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_32","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"31","height":2986,"width":2489,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/339bbb54-c03b-449f-86db-e5d4ec8fdf30/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/339bbb54-c03b-449f-86db-e5d4ec8fdf30","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2986,"width":2489},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_32","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"own California and other wines. France had a fine display of wines and liquors, and a   good display of confectionery. Great Britain did not have a display commensurate with   her relative importance among nations, but we must remember that she is more devoted   to manufacturing than agriculture. One or two English firms showed good displays of   confectionery. Brazil had fine displays of cotton, coffee, native woods, fish &c. A   complete display of India Rubber, from the tree to the finished material, in all the   different grades, was shown by Central America. Japan’s principal exhibit was tea. Much   more was exhibited by the United States in this building than by any other nation, as was   to be expected. Very beautiful displays of confectionery were made by several U. S.   firms. Many elaborate castles, figures of men & women, monuments &c. were   noticeable. A very extensive display of tobacco appeared in the U. S. dept. along one side   of the hall was a row of"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/339bbb54-c03b-449f-86db-e5d4ec8fdf30/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_33","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"32","height":3004,"width":2356,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/33e09175-8b33-4ac3-8998-3b6d844e051b/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/33e09175-8b33-4ac3-8998-3b6d844e051b","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":3004,"width":2356},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_33","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"tanks, containing specimens of fishes, turtles, &c. Some of these were very curious and   interesting. The display of agricultural machines and implements occupied a large space.   Here, as in Machinery Hall, the United States appeared to advantage, as it is well known   that the great majority of improvements that have been made in agricultural implements,   have resulted from the labors of American inventors. Germany had a very large display   of wines and liquors, as did also Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, and other countries."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/33e09175-8b33-4ac3-8998-3b6d844e051b/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_34","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"33","height":2972,"width":2500,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/80cc74d1-0c38-4619-82a7-ac46a74e8931/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/80cc74d1-0c38-4619-82a7-ac46a74e8931","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2972,"width":2500},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_34","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"Horticultural Hall.    The exhibition here seemed to me rather slim, considering that it was supposed to be an   exhibition of the plants of all nations. I have been in many city green-houses that   interested me more. Very few plants were in bloom. Among the products of foreign soil, I   noticed – Several fine specimens of the tree fern from Australia.  A peculiar looking plant   from the Cape of Good Hope, Plantains, Bananna tree covered with fruit, green, and   some nearly ripe. Several Palm trees."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/80cc74d1-0c38-4619-82a7-ac46a74e8931/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_35","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"34","height":3017,"width":2365,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/800bfc2a-0e0b-4fbb-b34f-038024e5122d/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/800bfc2a-0e0b-4fbb-b34f-038024e5122d","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":3017,"width":2365},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_35","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"United States Government Building.    This building, though not one of the five original buildings, was one of the most   interesting on the grounds, especially to an American. It was erected by the U. S.   Government, for its own use, to make a full and complete display from every department,   and to give the people a chance to see how the government was run, and foreigners a   chance to see the greatness, power and prosperity of the United States, and the efficiency   and good management of the government. One could learn there how our army is   managed, what kinds of uniforms, arms and equipments they have, how the mails are   managed, how our ships are built and how the navy is run, what kind of light houses we   have and the mineral wealth of the country, he could see models of forts, docks, ships,   guns, &c., &c., together with specimens of the work done by each department of"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/800bfc2a-0e0b-4fbb-b34f-038024e5122d/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_36","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"35","height":2964,"width":2441,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/7cf5bfcd-669d-4817-b981-c9b383248125/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/7cf5bfcd-669d-4817-b981-c9b383248125","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2964,"width":2441},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_36","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"the government, and in short could gain a very clear and correct idea of the manner in   which the government is administered. Outside of the building were placed large guns   used in the artillery service of the U. S., and boats of different kinds, life boats and others,   used in the U. S. Navy. Among the latter was the boat in which the crew of the Polaris,   wrecked in the Northern seas, escaped. Also one of the boats which Dr. Kane used in his   Artic explorations. Inside of the building, we will notice first the display of the Post   Office department. Here was a machine at work manufacturing the Centennial stamped   envelopes, which are to be issued and sold only during the time in which the Exhibition is   open. The design of these stamps is bad, the engraving poor, the colors (red and green)   about the worst that could have been chosen, and, all in all, they are very poor   representatives of the progress of the nation for the last hundred years. There was a large"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/7cf5bfcd-669d-4817-b981-c9b383248125/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_37","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"36","height":3004,"width":2403,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/64abf603-c6cb-4bbf-9dec-b67203df9619/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/64abf603-c6cb-4bbf-9dec-b67203df9619","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":3004,"width":2403},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_37","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"Post Office near, where these envelopes were sold. A model of a car, run by an attendant   upon a miniature track, showed a method of depositing the mail without stopping the car   or moderating its speed at all. The mail bag was placed outside the car, held in place at   top and bottom, and as the car went past a post, placed at just the right distance from the   track, an iron “hand” passed between the bag and the car, and removed the bag with the   greatest ease. A “complete” (?) collection of U. S. postage stamps was shown. In the War   Dept. the arms now used by the U. S. Army were shown, together with many models of   forts, large guns &c. There were two rows of wax figures, showing the different styles of   uniforms and arms in use from Revolutionary times till the present time. The manufacture   of the Springfield rifles, in every department, was carried on here. In the Navy dept, also,   a series of wax figures was shown, marking the"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/64abf603-c6cb-4bbf-9dec-b67203df9619/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_38","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"37","height":2966,"width":2496,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/04f4a505-b091-4478-9263-57db27c4d86e/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/04f4a505-b091-4478-9263-57db27c4d86e","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2966,"width":2496},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_38","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"different styles of uniforms and arms used in the navy from its organization up to the   present time. Models of ships of war, iron clads, and vessels of every kind were   numerous, as also of docks, lighthouses, and other things pertaining to naval affairs. In   the Revenue dept., the principal display was a large collection of Revenue stamps, and   one of bank notes, showing the different stages of printing. There was a very large and   interesting collection of Indian relics shown, together with drawings of the Indian country   and of Indians, specimens of their dress, &c. and many other things, all going to give a   fair idea of the Indians and their peculiarities. A very large collection of stuffed birds and   animals, fossils, skeletons, minerals, ores, woods, marble, &c., came from the   Smithsonian institute, at Washington, Each state was represented by its own minerals.   There was a full collection from every state. The Western states were rich in gold and sil-"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/04f4a505-b091-4478-9263-57db27c4d86e/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_39","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"38","height":3006,"width":2346,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/89fa91f2-725f-47cf-a946-b08fd578bbc5/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/89fa91f2-725f-47cf-a946-b08fd578bbc5","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":3006,"width":2346},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_39","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"ver ore, with a sprinkling of some of the precious stones. There was a large tower of coal   from Pennsylvania near the center of the building, reaching nearly to the top. Vermont   had a fair display of marble. Thousands of models were exhibited of patents granted by   the U. S. Government. A large case contained Washington relics.– his sword, tent, camp   dishes, clothes, &c. There were some relics of Gen. 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This building was built by the women of the United States, and is exclusively devoted to   exhibitions of woman’s skill and handiwork, and as such is very creditable indeed to   those who advanced the idea and carried on the work, and also to the exhibitors. Among   the evidences of woman’s skill with which the building is crowded, may be mentioned:–   many fine paintings, some well executed statuary, fine embroidery and needlework of all   kinds, one or two large pictures of needle work, which a short distance off looked like   paintings, so fine was the work, embroidery executed by Queen Victoria, paintings on   slate, and a great many other things which I do not now call to mind, as I spent but a short   time here, all of which were interesting as showing what woman can do, and the number   of pursuits open to her. A paper, the"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/e81726af-946e-4def-a79e-dedee40b14ee/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_41","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"40","height":2987,"width":2450,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f372b738-8dd3-4dcf-9b99-3dde6a355c19/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f372b738-8dd3-4dcf-9b99-3dde6a355c19","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2987,"width":2450},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_41","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"New Century for Women, was edited, published and printed and published on the   grounds, all by women. In one part of the room, machinery, for making some kind of   cloth fabric, I believe, was in motion, and attended by women. Candy was made here by   women. This building cost $30,000, and covers about 1 acre."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f372b738-8dd3-4dcf-9b99-3dde6a355c19/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_42","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"41","height":2957,"width":2371,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/16a6929b-5784-4342-8da5-142869b3bb80/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/16a6929b-5784-4342-8da5-142869b3bb80","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2957,"width":2371},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_42","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/16a6929b-5784-4342-8da5-142869b3bb80/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_43","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"42","height":2914,"width":2407,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b3fd7d21-4388-423e-853e-fa15d3b561ca/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b3fd7d21-4388-423e-853e-fa15d3b561ca","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2914,"width":2407},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_43","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"Kansas and Colorado Building.    A good sized building, put up by the states of Kansas and Colorado, was devoted to an   exhibition of the products of these states, and a very creditable and interesting exhibition   they made. Their grain and minerals, birds animals and insects were all well represented.   The display of minerals, of gold and silver ore, was especially fine. One piece of common   looking stone, which a man could have encircled with his arms, was worth $10,000, on   account of the gold and silver it contained. The collection of minerals was very large, and   one of the finest on the grounds. On one side of the room, a space was arranged in   imitation of the side of a mountain, with a little stream trickling down the side. A “cave”   at the foot of the “mountain” led to a reception room. This imitation of a mountain was   covered with stuffed animals, natives of the two states aforesaid. They were all prepared"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b3fd7d21-4388-423e-853e-fa15d3b561ca/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_44","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"43","height":2967,"width":2363,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/aa714c95-f64a-45c1-8588-fe5cab7efd4a/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/aa714c95-f64a-45c1-8588-fe5cab7efd4a","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2967,"width":2363},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_44","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"and nearly all killed by a woman. Some live praire dogs were at the foot. The exhibition   of grain, grown and harvested in 1876, demonstrated the fact that these states afford as   promising a field to the agriculturalist as to the mineralogist. Suspended from the center   of the building was an imitation of the old “Liberty bell,” made of straw. It was an   ingenious piece of work. The Northern Pacific R. R. Co. made a good display of the   products of the country through which their railroad runs."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/aa714c95-f64a-45c1-8588-fe5cab7efd4a/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_45","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"44","height":2988,"width":2373,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/5df27bc6-6f74-4b14-b31c-54521bdc01ff/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/5df27bc6-6f74-4b14-b31c-54521bdc01ff","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2988,"width":2373},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_45","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"New England Kitchen.    An old log house, built in the style of 1776, with a yard in front in the same style,   containing “old fashioned flowers,” showed the style in which the patriots of ’76 lived.   The house inside was fitted up and furnished in ancient style, each of the articles of   furniture being from 100 to 300 years old. Ladies were inside, dressed in the costume of a   hundred years ago. The collection of relics here was the finest on the grounds, and one of   the best I ever saw. In one of the rooms an old fashioned dinner was served, pork and   beans, brown bread, &c., being the principal dishes. Several articles were there which   “came over in the Mayflower,” and an antiquarian would have found enough here to   occupy him for some time. This was a very popular resort, it being so crowded soon after   I entered that the police were obliged to re-"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/5df27bc6-6f74-4b14-b31c-54521bdc01ff/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_46","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"45","height":3021,"width":2471,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/0f2e6314-b9fc-4c00-9ea5-ede3fe2e8f14/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/0f2e6314-b9fc-4c00-9ea5-ede3fe2e8f14","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":3021,"width":2471},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_46","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"fuse further admittance."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/0f2e6314-b9fc-4c00-9ea5-ede3fe2e8f14/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_47","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"46","height":2975,"width":2399,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b833ab2e-5563-4ef7-a6e0-6a18c0cc49b2/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b833ab2e-5563-4ef7-a6e0-6a18c0cc49b2","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2975,"width":2399},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_47","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"Shoe and Leather Exhibition building, was, as its name denotes, devoted exclusively to   the exhibition of leather.    The Glass Ware Manufactory was a building in which the manufacture of glass was   carried on, in all its departments. It was a very interesting exhibition indeed, and one   could get a very clear idea of the manner in which articles of glassware are made. At one   place two men were at work, one pouring the melted glass into a mold, of a goblet, the   other, by one move of a lever, immediately produced the goblet, ready for use, as soon as   it became cool. They were made very rapidly. Another man would take a mass of the   melted glass upon the end of a hollow tube, and blowing it and swinging it about, as a   boy would a soap bubble, he produced a hollow globe of any size, shape or thickness that   he"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b833ab2e-5563-4ef7-a6e0-6a18c0cc49b2/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_48","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"47","height":3030,"width":2497,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b46c896c-1333-402f-a73b-7f562f255fdc/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b46c896c-1333-402f-a73b-7f562f255fdc","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":3030,"width":2497},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_48","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"desired. Not only were glass dishes, cups, lamp-chimneys, &c. made here, but in the back   part of the room an elaborate little glass steam engine was running, and a glass blower   was making all of these little ornaments and trinkets of glass which we so often see. This   building was almost always crowded, and well repaid a visit, to those unfamiliar with the   manner of making glass.    Camp of West Point Cadets. The West Point Cadets came to the Centennial while I was   there, and camped on the grounds for 10 days. The camp was worth visiting, if one had a   little leisure time.    Japanese Dwelling and Japanese Bazaar. The Japs. put up a dwelling house, to illustrate   the style of architecture &c. used in that country. It was built without the use of a single   nail."}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/b46c896c-1333-402f-a73b-7f562f255fdc/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_49","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"48","height":2971,"width":2389,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8fe6eebe-4c71-4b07-be6d-63c45cdc6353/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8fe6eebe-4c71-4b07-be6d-63c45cdc6353","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2971,"width":2389},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_49","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"They also had a “Bazaar,” where articles of Japanese workmanship were sold  Relief Plan of Paris. In a small enclosure near one of the principal avenues was a plan of   Paris in relief, showing, on a small scale all the principal buildings and objects of interest   in and near Paris.  Hunter’s Camp. This was a representation of a Western hunter’s camp. It was situated in   the woods, at some little distance from the other buildings, and a little stream ran just in   front of it. All the paraphernalia of a hunter’s camp was there. On the stream was a boat   with the oars so arranged that the rower sat facing the bow of the boat, instead of the   stern. This seemed to me a very desirable change.    Swedish School House.  This, as its name implies, was a model of the schoolhouses of Sweden, whether a correct   one, or made"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8fe6eebe-4c71-4b07-be6d-63c45cdc6353/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_50","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"49","height":3002,"width":2470,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/14e9a4af-4dbc-487b-958d-e26f19d96ac4/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/14e9a4af-4dbc-487b-958d-e26f19d96ac4","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":3002,"width":2470},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_50","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"for the occasion, I have no means of knowing.    Aug. 13, ’77. At this point, my enthusiasm, or my time, or something, failed me, and   these “memoirs” will never be carried out as far as I at first intended,  E. S. M.  Aug. 13, 1877.  My visit to the “Centennial” will ever remain one of my pleasantest memories. It was by   far the largest exhibition ever held, and, was too large for any one person to comprehend   without months of study. I remained nearly three weeks, and was in the grounds near   every day (Sundays excepted.) By that time, I was heartily tired of the whole thing. I take   pride in thinking that I was present at the Centennial Exhibition which commemorated   the deeds of the old Revolutionary heroes, and the foundation of this Re-"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/14e9a4af-4dbc-487b-958d-e26f19d96ac4/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_51","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"50","height":2988,"width":2390,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/e8b10caf-5fb7-4518-8be0-74f7d571d15f/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/e8b10caf-5fb7-4518-8be0-74f7d571d15f","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":2988,"width":2390},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f6310041-857a-4296-8c61-033921fae72d/canvas/_51","metadata":[{"label":"Transcription","value":"public.  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