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174. Picturesque World’s Fair – Interior of the Woman’s Building

INTERIOR OF THE WOMAN'S BUILDING. The interior of the Woman's Building, viewed from the gallery at either end, presented an exceedingly attractive appearance. The great space was admirably lighted from the skylight over the central court, and the objects on display were visible with exceptional distinctness, Very curious and interesting were many these objects, character of which may be at least vaguely discerned in the illustration. A feature of the exhibits in this building was that many of them [...]

By |2025-05-03T06:56:26-05:00May 3rd, 2025|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , |0 Comments
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173. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Idaho Building

THE IDAHO BUILDING.—So attractive and so striking in appearance was the building erected in the Exposition grounds by the Territory of Idaho that before the Fair closed it was sold to an English club to be transported across the ocean and re-erected as a shooting box. The structure reminded one of a Swiss chalet, but was intended in its style and composition to indicate the varied resources of the young territory. All the material was from Idaho, and so [...]

By |2025-04-08T04:31:59-05:00April 8th, 2025|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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172. Picturesque World’s Fair – Camels and Drivers in Cairo Street

CAMELS AND DRIVERS IN CAIRO STREET.--There was no end to the variations of scenes presented by the camels and drivers in Cairo Street so often described, but in the actual life of the village never really monotonous. A very patient lot were the camels, else, under the abuse they received, both manual and verbal, they would have often turned upon their masters and beaten them down with their ungainly hoofs. It seemed to be, in his opinion, the duty [...]

By |2025-02-09T16:21:35-06:00February 9th, 2025|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , |0 Comments
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171. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Turkish Village

THE TURKISH VILLAGE.—Before the Columbian Exposition closed, the Turkish Village had become one of the prominent features of the Midway Plaisance, and drew a host of visitors. Its chief attractions were the theater and the bazaar, though the mosque, camps and cottages, the Persian tent, Cleopatra's needle and the serpentine column were among the curious things to see. Upon the stage of the theater the scenes presented were purely oriental, giving, it was claimed, a just idea of the [...]

By |2025-01-19T14:34:59-06:00January 20th, 2025|Categories: REPRINTS, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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169. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Beauty Show

THE BEAUTY SHOW—What bore upon its front the legend, "International Dress and Costume Exhibit, or World's Congress of Beauties," was a large rectangular structure seen upon the right soon after entering the Midway Plaisance from the Exposition grounds. Further information regarding the attractions within was conveyed in an additional notice to the effect that "Forty Ladies from Forty Nations" were there on exhibition. The interior consisted chiefly of a great hall, surrounded on three sides by a raised and [...]

By |2025-01-12T09:54:07-06:00November 9th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , |0 Comments
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168. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Marine Cafe

THE MARINE CAFE.—The Café, built in an attractive semi-Gothic style, located just at the beginning of the east side of the strait, connecting the lagoons with the north pond was most attractive in appearance, while occupying a convenient situation for those who would eat. Naturally, the Marine Café became one of the popular institutions of the Fair. The building was a large one, and afforded rooms for the Bureau of Public Comfort in the lower story, where were telegraph [...]

By |2024-09-28T03:40:30-05:00September 28th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , |0 Comments
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167. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Kentucky Building

THE KENTUCKY BUILDING.—The Kentucky Building was adjacent to that of Missouri, near the northwest corner of the grounds, and was a pleasing structure in the Colonial style. It was seventy-five by ninety feet in dimensions, with fine porches supported by Corinthian pillars. The offices and parlors were large and roomy and the general air one of comfort and hospitality. Inside the building stood a fine statue of Daniel Boone. In the main room of the interior was a large [...]

By |2024-09-09T08:11:25-05:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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166. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Rhode Island Building

THE RHODE ISLAND BUILDING.—The smallest state in the Union made by no means the smallest showing at the Columbian Exposition. She contributed $50,000 toward a state exhibit, and her pretty building, which cost $10,000, was presented to Chicago at the close of the Fair. It was a graceful structure, in the style of a Greek mansion, its columns and pilasters enriched by decorated moldings and a balustrade surrounding the roof. The interior contained rooms for the commissioners, for guests, [...]

By |2024-07-23T20:53:41-05:00July 21st, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , |0 Comments
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165. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Texas Building

THE TEXAS BUILDING.—The Texas Building, a fine structure, was a credit to the patriotism and energy of the ladies of that state and equally a rebuke to the legislature of the great commonwealth which failed to make the needed appropriation in time. It was to the women alone that praise for Texas' representation at the Fair was due. The building occupied a fine site near the northern extremity of the grounds, not far from the Fifty-seventh Street entrance. The [...]

By |2024-06-16T11:53:56-05:00June 16th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , |0 Comments
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164. Picturesque World’s Fair – The North Canal – Looking South

THE NORTH CANAL—LOOKING SOUTH —From a point near the west approach to the bridge connecting the Electricity and Manufactures Buildings a view was afforded southward down the South Canal, which had many interesting features. The always thronged bridge between the plaza in front of the Administration Building and the south front of the Manufactures cuts off, it is true, a portion of the view but adds in itself an interesting feature. The photograph from which the illustrations were made [...]

By |2024-05-12T09:49:55-05:00May 12th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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