Randy, Author at Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Agriculture Building (p. 51)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Agriculture Building (p. 51)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Agriculture Building (p. 51)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 51 – THE AGRICULTURE BUILDING THE AGRICULTURE BUILDING.—Viewed from the northwest, different facades of the great Agriculture Building can be seen and a fair idea obtained of its magnitude and beauty. Though but a single story in height, most imposing effects were sought in the design of the structure and were fully realized. Its dimensions were, for the main building, eight hundred by five hundred feet, and for the [...]

By Randy|2022-01-23T11:30:54-06:00May 25th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Farmer's Bridge, McKim Mead and White, Philip Martiny, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, sculpture, Zodiac|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Horticulture Building (p. 50)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Horticulture Building (p. 50)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Horticulture Building (p. 50)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 50 – THE HORTICULTURE BUILDING THE HORTICULTURE BUILDING.—It is doubtful if among all the views taken upon the World's Fair grounds one has been secured which in beauty and general interest surpasses that given here. It is from the top of the Government Building looking west over the Wooded Island and commanding the whole splendid frontage of the Horticulture Building, a view which, from the nature of things, could [...]

By Randy|2021-05-05T14:20:54-05:00May 17th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Choral Hall, Horticultural Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, William Le Baron Jenney, Wooded Island|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Iron Gates, German Section (p. 49)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Iron Gates, German Section (p. 49)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Iron Gates, German Section (p. 49)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 49 – THE IRON GATES, GERMAN SECTION THE IRON GATES, GERMAN SECTION.—The facade, if it may be so called, of the German exhibit in the Manufactures Building, was as unique as it was attractive. No solid front or imposing arches faced the visitor, but, instead, merely three iron gates connected by an iron fence. But the gates were on a grand scale and with the connecting fence formed in [...]

By Randy|2018-05-16T08:04:05-05:00May 14th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Armbuster Brothers, Columbia Avenue, Germany, iron gates, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Ferris Wheel (p. 48)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Ferris Wheel (p. 48)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Ferris Wheel (p. 48)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 48 – THE FERRIS WHEEL THE FERRIS WHEEL.—What the Eiffel Tower was to the Paris Exposition the Ferris Wheel was to the Columbian. Like the Eiffel Tower, it was a triumph of engineering and an example of metal construction on a gigantic scale, but it had the additional feature of activity. It was in motion, a monster plaything, a device for furnishing a novel experience to the multitude. The [...]

By Randy|2018-05-07T05:34:34-05:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Eiffel Tower, Ferris Wheel, George Ferris, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The French Statue of the Republic (p. 47)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The French Statue of the Republic (p. 47)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The French Statue of the Republic (p. 47)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 47 – THE FRENCH STATUE OF THE REPUBLIC THE FRENCH STATUE OF THE REPUBLIC.—The majestic gilded figure which stood at the east end of the great basin in the court of Honor, and which typified the nation inviting her sisters of the world, was not the only representative statue of a Republic to be seen at the Exposition. On the east side of the broad thoroughfare known as Columbia [...]

By Randy|2018-04-18T05:55:07-05:00April 18th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: bronze, Columbia Avenue, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Statue of the Republic|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The German Castle (p. 46)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The German Castle (p. 46)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The German Castle (p. 46)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 46 – THE GERMAN CASTLE THE GERMAN CASTLE.—The most notable feature of the German Village in Midway Plaisance was, assuredly, the German Castle, a manner of structure with which very few save foreign visitors were at, all familiar. It bore little resemblance to the ideal fortress of the Middle Ages, even to those upon the Rhine whence robber barons descended upon passing bodies of traders or to make war [...]

By Randy|2018-04-14T06:44:54-05:00April 14th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: German Village, Germany, Midway Plaisance, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A Group of State Buildings (p. 45)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A Group of State Buildings (p. 45)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – A Group of State Buildings (p. 45)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 45 – A GROUP OF STATE BUILDINGS A GROUP OF STATE BUILDINGS.—The State Buildings, though dwarfed by the monster structures south of them, made a city by themselves in the north and northwest parts of the Exhibition grounds, and afforded varying and beautiful types of architecture in their exteriors, while among their interior displays were many rarely surpassed in interest- The view above presented is from an elevated point [...]

By Randy|2018-04-11T12:01:07-05:00April 11th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Florida State Building, Kansas State Building, Kentucky State Building, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, State Buildings|1 Comment

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior View in the Government Building (p. 44)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior View in the Government Building (p. 44)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – Interior View in the Government Building (p. 44)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 44 – INTERIOR VIEW IN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING INTERIOR VIEW IN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING.—While the building erected by the government of the United States was hardly counted among the architectural masterpieces of the Fair, it was at least to be expected that the vast resources available would make its exhibits of special interest, and in this respect public opinion was not wrong. From the possessions of the Smithsonian Institution, [...]

By Randy|2018-04-07T17:58:55-05:00April 5th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: flags, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Government Building|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Great Display of Windmills (p. 43)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Great Display of Windmills (p. 43)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Great Display of Windmills (p. 43)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 43 – THE GREAT DISPLAY OF WINDMILLS THE GREAT DISPLAY OF WINDMILLS.—One of the most picturesque effects produced on the Exposition grounds was that resulting from the grouping of windmills of all sorts and kinds in competition. From the old Dutch windmill made famous in poetry and story to the latest patented American invention, they were there in the path of the lake breezes, blazing in all colors and [...]

By Randy|2018-07-07T12:16:15-05:00March 28th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Agricultural Building, Don Quixote, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR, windmills|0 Comments

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Administration Building (p. 42)
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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Administration Building (p. 42)

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PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR – The Administration Building (p. 42)

PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR. AN ELABORATE COLLECTION OF COLORED VIEWS Page 42 – THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.—The heart of the great entity known as the Columbian Exposition was in the Administration Building. Here were the offices of the Presidents and here, also, those of the Director-General and some of his immediate lieutenants. From here the vast machinery was directed and controlled, and about here as a nucleus thronged the multitude preliminary to any great festal occasion. It was [...]

By Randy|2018-03-24T06:19:40-05:00March 24th, 2018|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Administration Building, George R. Davis, Grand Basin, Harlow Higinbotham, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

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