A map of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition fairgrounds is part of a new exhibit at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Maps, guidebooks, travelogues, postcards, and more from the Library’s collection recreate travelers’ experiences along the northern and southern borders of the US, across the continent’s interior, and up and down the Mississippi River. “Crossings: Mapping American Journeys” includes an enlarged print of the Indexed Guide Map and Key to the World’s Fair Buildings, Grounds, and Exhibits from the Rand, McNally and Company for the Old Times Distillery Company.
The Old Times Distillery Company of Louisville, Kentucky, sponsored a building located on the southwest side of the Anthropological Building.
“Crossings” runs at the Newberry Library (60 W. Walton St. in Chicago) from February 25 through June 25, 2022.