Catalogue  of  the  British  Section.—Appendix.

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UNITED  STATES
1776-InternationalExhibition-1876

IN
Commemoration
OF  THE
ONE  HUNDREDTH  BIRTHDAY
OF  THE  NATION.
♦•••♦
The  Congress  of  the  United  States  of  America  having  enacted  tliat  an  International
Exhibition  should  be  held  in  the  City  of  Philadelphia,  in  1876,  public  attention  is  now
invited  to  the  proposed  programme.
This  Exhibition  is  to  be  international  and  universal—international,  inasmuch  as  all
nations  will  be  invited  to  participate  in  it;  and  universal,  because  it  will  include  a
representation  of  all  natural  and  artificial  products,  all  arts,  industries,  and  manufactures,
and  all  the  varied  results  of  human  skill,  thought,  and  imagination.
The  outlines  of  a  simple  yet  comprehensive  Classification  have  been  adopted.  There
will  be  ten  departments,  each  subdivided  into  ten  groups,  and  these  again  into  classes.
The  details  of  this  Classification  are  now  being  elaborated,  and  will  be  published  in  due
season,  together  with  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  found  necessary  for  the  proper
conduct  and  management  of  the  Exhibition.
It  is  intended  that  ample  space  shall  be  assigned  to  each  state,  territory,  and  foreign
country,  for  a  just  and  proper  display  of  its  products.  It  is  believed  that  not  less  than
fifty  square  acres  of  floor  space,  under  roof,  will  be  required  for  this  purpose.  A  site
combining  the  advantages  of  a  sufficient  extent  of  level  ground,  with  picturesque  and
cultivated  surroundings,  easy  of  access  by  rail,  by  water,  and  by  ordinary  roads,  has  been
assigned  for  the  buildings  in  the  grounds  of  Fairmount  Park,  in  the  City  of  Philadelphia.

The  Exhibition  is  to  be  opened  on  Wednesday,  April  igth,  1876,  with  appropriate
ceremonies,  in  which  the  President  of  the  United  States,  the  Members  of  the  Cabinet,
Governors  of  States,  Senators,  &c.,  together  with  Representatives  of  all  Foreign  Nations,
will  participate.

A  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  every  nation  of  the  earth,  to  contribute  illustrations
of  its  arts,  industries,  progress,  and  developments.
Hon.  Daniel  J.  Morrell,  Hon.  JOSEPH  R.  HAWLEY,
Chairman  of  Exec.  Com.  President.
Hon.  Lewis  Waln  Smith,
Secretary.