“Constructed for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, the Norway building offered its namesake country a means of promoting their culture and rich history in the U.S. For many newly-arrived Norwegian immigrants, the Jackson Park building also stood as a testament to their belonging in America.” Read more at “Hyde Park Stories: The Norway Building” by Patricia L. Morse in the Hyde Park Herald (posted November 16, 2022).

Photograph by C. D. Arnold of the Norway Building on the fairgrounds of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. [Image from the University of Chicago Photographic Archive, apf3-00040, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.]