Joseph Fourestier Simpson of Philadelphia was born when the nation — the world — was on the precipice of change. In postindustrial America, everyone was looking for the next great thing. But Simpson, ...
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3 Philadelphia Cultural Institutions Organizations Propose Creating a Children’s World Fair in 2026The Please Touch Museum, the Philadelphia Zoo ... the same site that hosted the 1876 World’s Fair. The Children’s World Fair would aim to draw upon the mission of that event, but with a ...
If the "serious" exhibits were the meat and potatoes of the World's Fair, the Midway was pure confection. In 1876, the organizers of the Philadelphia fair, not wanting to detract from their ...
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