Lithograph

Title:

Bird's-Eye View of the Cotton States and International Exposition

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1976.026.03

Creator:

Fry, William H.; Stoddart, W. L.; Werner Company

Place of Origin:

Akron, OH

Date:

1895

Description:

Chromolithograph, Bird's-Eye View of the Cotton States and International Exposition, after W.L. Stoddart, lithographed by William H. Fry, published by The Werner Company, 1895. Large and small pavillons surround lake, right of center; formal park to left with fountain and main gate at right. Titled, lower margin: "BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE COTTON STATES AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION = =- ATLANTA, GA., U.S.A. / OPENS SEPTEMBER 18th. CLOSES DECEMBER 31st / 1895." Imprinted, lower left: "ORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE BY W. L. STODDART." Lower right: "COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY THE WERNER COMPANY." Artist's signature on image, lower left: "WH Fry". Lithographer's signature on image, lower right: "Werner / AKRON, O." Buildings identified by number at bottom. Numbers on the buildings from left to right: 1. FINE ART BUILDING. 2. U.S. GOVERNMENT BUILDING. 3. MANUFACTURES BUILDING. 4. WOMEN'S BUILDING. 5. ELECTRICITY BUILDING. 6. TRANSPORTATION BUILDING. 7. TERMINAL R. R. STATION. 8. SOUTHERN RAILWAY EXHIBIT. 9. NEGRO BUILDING. 10. JACKSON STREET ENTRANCE 11. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT BUILDING. 12. CALIFORNIA BUILDING. 13. MACHINERY BUILDING . 14. MINERALS AND FORESTRY BUILDING. 15. MEXICAN VILLAGE. 16. AGRICULTURE BUILDING. 17. AUDITORIUM. 18. STATE OF GEORGIA BUILDING. 19. MAIN ENTRANCE ON 14TH STREET / COMBINES WITH ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. 20. FIRE BUILDING. 21. CLARA MEER (LAKE). 22. THE TERRACES (AMUSEMENTS AND ATTRACTIONS). 23. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC BUILDING. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-30.8 W-46.9 inches

Provenance:

Belonged to Clough Wire Corkscrew Co., Alton, NH, which exhibited at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, GA. The company was awarded a gold medal.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Poch

Subjects:

Atlanta, GA, World's fairs, Exposition buildings, Exposition pavilions, Expositions, Views, Bird's-eye, Corkscrews, Cotton