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Excerpt from Memorial of the Great Central Fair for the U. S. Sanitary Commission: Held at Philadelphia, June 1864 Great central fair, The Part of Philadelphia m the Work of Army Relief, Initiatory Steps Taken, Principles of Organization, The Fair Buildings, Enthusiasm Excited by the Approaching Fair, The Opening of the Fair, Union Avenue, various departments, Books and Stationery, Corn Exchange, Sewing Women, Silver Ware and Jewelry, Wall Papers, Foreign Importations, Post Office, Fire Department, Clothing Department, and India-rubber Goods, Contributions from Military Hospitals, Department of Labor, Income, and Revenue, Committee on Organization, Dress and Millinery Departments, Hat, Cap, and Fur Departments, Lingerie and Gentlemen's Furnishing Departments, Carpet Department, Fancy Articles - Home-made, China and Porcelain Departments, Boots and Shoes, School of Design for Women, Glass Steam engine-jacquard Loom, Musical Instruments, The Cushman Album, Perfumery, Lithographic Press - Fair Meda1' Our Daily Fare, Umbrellas and Canes, The Horseshoe Department, The West Philadelphia and Eighteenth Ward Tables, The Banner Screen, The Yacht Fairie, Hardware Department, Stoves, Ranges, and Hollow Ware, viii contents. Sewing Machines, The Indian Department, Agricultural Implements, Cabinet Ware, Machinery and Heavy Wheeled Vehicles, The Stevens Propeller, Wholesale Dry Goods Department, Retail Dry Goods Department, Photographs, Tobacco Department and Turkish Divan, Miscellaneous Department, Carriages and Harness, new jersey department, delaware department, hall OF arms and trophies, Relics and Curiosities, ' Legal Relics, Treason Warrants, etc., Autographs of the Presidents, Washington, Franklin, Wayne, and Cowper, Relies of Washington, Autographs and Ancient black-letter Works, Manuscript of Mason and Dixon's Surveys, the hortioultural department, the restaurant department, The Restaurant, The Kitchen, The Pennsylvania Kitchen, The Brewers and Maltsters, Confectionery and Canned Fruit, the school department, children's department, william penn parlor, the art gallery, the vase - camp chest - fire horn, et.c Union Vase, The Camp Chest, The Sword, Silver Fire Horn, Model Houses, Committees without Tables, Committee on Finance, and Committee on Labor, Income, and Revenue The Executive Management, The President's Visit, The Closing Ceremonies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
