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The August 2018 Trivia Question

Who served as the “rolling chair boys,” assisting visitors around the fairgrounds?
A. college students from across the country
B. husbands of the women working in the Irish Village
C. Civil War veterans
D. New Yorkers still sore about losing their bid to host the Fair.

ANSWER:

Young men from colleges across the country served as “rolling chair boys.” See our post about “Rolling-Chair Romances” [https://worldsfairchicago1893.com/2018/09/04/rolling-chair-romances/] and their threat to strike [https://worldsfairchicago1893.com/2018/09/03/labor-strike/] to learn more.