1987 Philadelphia Flower Show. Preview Dinner. Grand Federal Edifice
Title
1987 Philadelphia Flower Show. Preview Dinner. Grand Federal Edifice
Subject
Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flower Show. Preview Dinner
Philadelphia Flower Show (1987 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Grand Federal Edifice
Description
The 1987 Flower Show Preview Dinner was graced with a replica of the original "Grand Federal Edifice," designed by Charles Willson Peale. That edifice was paraded in the Grand Federal Procession in Philadelphia to celebrate the 1787 ratification of the United States Constitution. This was one of several commemorative events held in 1987, the bicentennial year of the ratification of the Constitution.
Date
1987
Contributor
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (Provider)
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
For more information, contact McLean Library and Archives, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, 215-988-8782, mcleanlibrary@pennhort.org
Relation
Philadelphia Flower Show Collection
Format
photograph
Language
eng
Type
still image
Identifier
1987PreviewDinnerFederalEdiface254_FS08_JELegacy
Coverage
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Philadelphia Civic Center
Collection
Citation
“1987 Philadelphia Flower Show. Preview Dinner. Grand Federal Edifice,” PHSMcLeanLibraryDigital, accessed May 7, 2024, https://phsmcleanlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/803.