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Sesquicentennial International Exposition prints and ephemera

1926

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States

"The Mammoth Luminous Liberty Bell" [from "Official Publication" of the Sesquicentennial International Exposition]. The 1926 Sesquicentennial International exposition was held in Philadelphia, PA. Th image depicts a 80-foot-tall Liberty Bell that straddled Broad Street in South Philadelphia and was lit with 26,000 lightbulbs to greet visitors entering the exposition fairgrounds.

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