The Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the International Bureau of Commerce; later, Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center) was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1895. Its permanent home was a neo-classical building situated at 34th Street and Civic Center Blvd, erected as part of the 1899 National Export Exposition. The museum had business offices at 332 South Fourth Street.[1]
The museum's purpose was to promote domestic and foreign commerce, as well as to collect products and information regarding world trade.[2][3] It was the first US institution that actively promoted the country's industry and business in foreign markets.[4]
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