Interestingly, I had no idea about this until earlier today, when I stumbled across a reference to it in David McCulloch's history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Weird. That would be the Machinery Hall for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Hmm. Might have to Ebay that sucker, and see who salutes.
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Where is this boring place? I can't quite read the tiny boring print or identify the boring countryside or, or....
This is unboringly intriguing. It almost looks like an ancient Chinese palace. World's Fair, somewhere?
Interestingly, I had no idea about this until earlier today, when I stumbled across a reference to it in David McCulloch's history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Weird. That would be the Machinery Hall for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Hmm. Might have to Ebay that sucker, and see who salutes.
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