Kindergarten Cottage at the US Centennial Exposition, 1876, Philadelphia
date: label: date made
content: 1876-05
label: Associated Date
content: 1876
name: label: publisher
content: Leslie, Frank
label: maker
content: Hyde
notes: label: Description
content: This full-page black and white illustration appeared in May 1876 in the Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition, which was held in Philadelphia. It portrays 14 well-dressed schoolchildren sitting around a table in a large ornate room. They are attended to by two female teachers. From a gallery in the background, the students’ parents are looking on.
label: Description
content: Women were instrumental in the financial development and design of the Centennial Exposition. The Women’s Committee planned, funded, and managed their own pavilion. The Women’s Pavilion was a popular Exposition attraction, with demonstrations of women’s contributions to the arts, sciences, education, and industry.
label: Description
content: The Historical Register was published by Frank Leslie. The illustration was made by a Mr. Hyde.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: related event
content: Centennial Exposition
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.3127.43
label: catalog number
content: 2014.3127.43
label: nonaccession number
content: 2014.3127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 19 in; 35.56 cm x 48.26 cm
label: Measurements
content: image: 9 1/4 in x 14 in; 23.495 cm x 35.56 cm