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Free Library: Centennial Exhibition Digital Collection: Philadelphia, 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
Commemoration of the 1876 Centennial hosted in Philadelphia which was the first major World's Fair. Features a timeline of historical background, an interactive map and a collection of historical images and primary sources.
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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Progress: The Meaning of the Machine: Memory and Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem by Walt Whitman, "Song of the Exhibition," and the on-line catalog of the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition that celebrate the growth, power, and expansion of the nation.