page_title: Sesquicentennial Exposition
hierarchical_section_title: Sesquicentennial Exposition
caption_attribution_description: English: Engraved invitation to the Opening Ceremonies for the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia, Pa., May 31, 1926 (Courtesy of the Bruce C. Cooper Collection)
context_page_description: The Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926 was a world's fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its purpose was to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the 50th anniversary of the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
context_section_description: The Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926 was a world's fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Its purpose was to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the 50th anniversary of the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
caption: Engraved invitation to the Opening Ceremonies for the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial Exposition held at Philadelphia, Pa., May 31, 1926
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